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Although under-appreciated while he served as President, Harry Truman is now considered to be one of the greatest U.S. Presidents. His basic honesty, unpretentiousness, and genuine love of people served him well as President.
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Aug 24 00
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Harry Truman was born on May 8, 1884. In what state was he born?
* What does the 'S' in Harry S Truman stand for?
* In 1922, Truman first ran for elective office in Jackson County, Missouri, with the backing of what big city 'machine'?
* To what office was Truman elected in 1934?
* When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was nominated to run for a fourth term in 1944, Truman was selected as his Vice-Presidential running mate. Who was the top vote-getter on the first ballot for the Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination that year?
* How long was Truman's Vice-Presidential acceptance speech?
* When did Truman find out about the atomic bomb project?
* When did Truman become President?
* How many workers were on strike at the height of the post-war labor troubles in the United States?
* Truman's program to provide aid to rebuild Europe after World War II, was called what?
* What method of campaigning did Truman use to good effect in the 1948 campaign against Thomas Dewey?
* What dramatic announcement did Truman make while accepting the 1948 Democratic nomination for President?
* Who gave the speech at the 1948 Democratic Convention which resulted in the delegates adopting a stronger civil rights plank in their platform?
* The policy of aiding free nations in order to meet and beat the Communist threat, especially in Greece and Turkey, became known as what?
* Who served as Secretary of State during Truman's second term?
* Which Presidential candidate did Truman support in the 1960 Democratic primaries?
* How old was Truman when he died?
* When, in late 1999, C-Span asked 90 historians to rate all 41 U.S. Presidents, where did Truman rank?
* Who is the historian who in 1992, published a 992-page biography of Truman?

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