Harry S. Truman
Also known as: President Truman · Harry Truman · H. Truman · H. S. Truman · Harry S Truman · Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
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Harry S. Truman: Lucius D. Clay
The commander of the U.S. occupation zone in Germany, General Lucius D. Clay, proposed sending a large armored column across the Soviet zone to West Berlin with instructions to defend itself if it were stopped or attacked.
Harry S. Truman: The Berlin Airlift, 1948–1949
Truman presided over the onset of the Cold War in 1947. He oversaw the Berlin Airlift and the Marshall Plan in 1948.