Man of the hour- Harry S. Truman

Do you know this man? NO?
Well you should. He was a pretty interesting president.  Just look at his photo.
What a great looking guy (for his time).
What you don’t think I can talk about anything of real importance here, other than sex stuff?
Well then your about to learn something new today.
I actually do know a lot of interesting shit. Surprise- Surprise.
Harry S. Truman
Harry was born May 8, 1884-He died in December 16, 1972.
Harry was the 33^rd president of the United States. 1945–1953
Here are some interesting facts about Harry.
During World War I, Harry served as an artillery officer, making him the only president to have seen combat in World War I.
Harry popularized such phrases as "The buck stops here" and "If you can't stand the heat, you better get out of the kitchen.
Truman earned both the lowest public approval ratings ever recorded, and the highest recorded until 1991.
After graduating from High School in 1901 he worked as a timekeeper on the Santa Fe Railroad. Harry then worked a series of clerical jobs. He also worked briefly in the mail room of the Kansas City Star.
He returned to the Grandview farm in 1906 where he remained until entering the army in 1917.  During this period he courted Bess Wallace and proposed to her in 1911. She turned him down, and Truman said he wanted to make more money than a farmer before he proposed again.
Truman enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard in 1905, and served until 1911.
At his physical in 1905, his eyesight had been an unacceptable 20/50 in the right eye and 20/40 in the left.  Reportedly, he passed by secretly memorizing the eye chart.
Truman was the only president who served after 1897 without a college degree: poor eyesight prevented him from applying to West Point (his childhood dream).
At the war's conclusion, Truman returned to Independence as a captain and married his girlfriend, Bess Wallace, on June 28, 1919.  The couple had one child, Mary Margaret.
On February 9, 1909, Harry Truman was initiated into Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Belton Lodge, Missouri.  Truman was a member of Sons of the Revolution and a card-carrying member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
In 1922, with the help of the Kansas City Democratic machine led by boss Tom Pendergast, Truman was elected as a judge of the County Court of the eastern district of Jackson County—an administrative, not judicial, position similar to county commissioners elsewhere.
In 1930 Truman coordinated the "Ten Year Plan," which transformed Jackson County and the Kansas City skyline with new public works projects, including an extensive series of roads. In 1930 Truman coordinated the "Ten Year Plan," which transformed Jackson County and the Kansas City skyline with new public works projects, including an extensive series of roads.
After serving as judge, Truman wanted to run for Governor or Congress, but Pendergast rejected these ideas. In 1934, Pendergast's aides suggested Harry Truman as a candidate for Senator; after three other men turned him down, Pendergast reluctantly backed Truman as the candidate for the 1934 U.S. Senate election for Missouri.
Truman gained national visibility by fighting waste and mismanagement in the war effort through his committee (popularly known as the "Truman Committee").
Following months of uncertainty over a running mate, Truman was selected as Franklin Roosevelt's vice presidential candidate in 1944 as the result of a deal worked out by Hannegan, who was Democratic National Chairman that year.
Truman had been vice president for only 82 days when President Roosevelt died, April 12, 1945. He had had very little communication with Roosevelt about world affairs or domestic politics and was uninformed about major initiatives relating to the war.
Harry was involved in many other things.Too many to list.
 It just goes to show you that in today’s society, these young kids have no idea about what it means to work hard to get where you want in life. They all think things should just be handed to them.
How did this happen?  What made them so freakin lazy?  Or am I just old and not moving with the times? Have I turned into my grandma?
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