How One Man Went From Unknown Shirt Salesman to The Oval Office: The Story of Harry S. Truman
Jan 6, 2025
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Harry S. Truman was never supposed to be President—but that's exactly what happened when Franklin Roosevelt passed away following a stroke in the early days of his fourth term in office. Here's the story of how a man who grew up in rural Missouri went from the farmhouse to closing out WWII and building the world that would exist afterward.