Episode 177: Harry S. Truman Becomes President

Published: April 22, 2020, 4 p.m.

b"On April 12th, 1945 Harry S. Truman took the oath of office only hours after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. The week following President Truman gave a speech in which he stated that he planned to continue his predecessors commitment and the U.S. would continue to fight Germany and Japan."