Up for auction "Harry S. Truman" Piece of Wood From His Home Encapsulated. This item is certified authentic by Todd
Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.
ES-5079E, ES-5584E
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the
33rd president of the United
States from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after
serving as the 34th vice
president. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO.
Truman grew up in Independence, Missouri,
and during World War I was sent
to France as a captain in the Field Artillery. Returning
home, he opened a haberdashery in Kansas City, Missouri and
was later elected as a Jackson County official
in 1922. Truman was elected to the United States Senate from Missouri in 1934 and gained national prominence as
chairman of the Truman Committee aimed
at reducing waste and inefficiency in wartime contracts. Soon after succeeding
to the presidency he authorized the first and
only use of nuclear weapons in war. Truman's administration engaged
in an internationalist foreign
policy and renounced isolationism. He rallied
his New Deal coalition during
the 1948
presidential election and won a surprise victory that secured
his own presidential term. After the onset of the Cold War Truman oversaw the Berlin Airlift and Marshall Plan in 1948. When North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950,
he gained United Nations approval
to intervene in what became known as the Korean War. On domestic issues, bills endorsed by Truman faced
opposition from a conservative Congress, but
his administration successfully guided the U.S. economy through the post-war
economic challenges. In 1948, he submitted the first comprehensive civil rights
legislation and issued Executive Order 9981 to
start racial integration in the military and federal agencies. Corruption in
the Truman administration became a central campaign issue in the 1952
presidential election. After Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower's
electoral victory against Democrat Adlai Stevenson II, Truman
went into a financially difficult retirement, marked by the founding of his
presidential library and the publication of his memoirs. When he left office,
Truman's presidency was criticized, though critical reassessment of his tenure has been favorable.