A Little Bit about Harry Truman

Success and happiness is something everyone should want in their life. I’m sure most people are familiar with the songs “My wish” by Rascal Flatts and “I hope you dance” by Lee Ann Womack. Both of these songs are saying to give confidence and never give up on the the things you love. “I Hope You Dance” and “My Wish” are very alike in a sense that they are both about going somewhere in life and being happy, but there are a few differences that are hard to recognize.

Summary 142: In the book “Truth About Truman” two kids, Zebby and Amr, start a web site to show all the defects about their school. Zebby wanted to give everyone a voice although it didn’t turn out that way the site became a gossip site. A anonymous person uses the site to make Lily Clark into one of the most unpopular girls in the entire school. After so much lily runs away for a couple of days until Zebby and Amr find her.

Born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas was our 34th President (Dwight Eisenhower). Dwight was very into sports when growing up, and in high school he excelled so fast in sports he received an appointment to West Point. When he received his appointment from West Point he had to take a test to get in, only one person could get in at a time, the person who scores the highest on the test of course got in. Dwight scored second highest on the test, but got into West Point, because the guy who scored the highest score failed his physical. Eisenhower entered the Military academy in 1911 and graduated in 1915.

Before he was President, Harry S. Truman was a State Senator. Then he became the Governor of Missouri and was later selected by President Roosevelt to be his Vice President. Truman did not know anything about what was going on as far as his role was concerned, because he had not been in office that long. But he was apparently a fast learner. However, he was out of office when Dwight D. Eisenhower was sworn in as our 34th President in 1952.

Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. His parents were John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman. He also grew up in a poor family. He only had one brother and one sister. Since he was young, he liked history, government and reading.

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. was born on October 27, 1858 in New York, New York. As a young boy he was homeschooled due to his many illnesses and asthma. Well he was homeschooled it gave him an opportunity to care for animals witch this became one of his many passions. In his teens, he grew to enjoy boxing and weightlifting, like most teenage boys at that age.

Harry Truman was born in Lamar Missouri on May 8 1884 to Mattie and John Anderson Truman. Harry Truman's mother and father were unable to decide on his middle name: the two names considered where first name of Mattie's father, Solomon, and the first name of John's father, Shipp. Following a practice not uncommon among those of Scotch-Irish ancestry, Mattie and John Truman gave their son the one letter middle name of "S". Harry's early years were spent on Mattie's father's farm, and "Grandpa Young" adored the boy. No doubt Grandpa Young's fondness of the child contributed to the contentment he enjoyed during his boyhood, the carefree circumstances that led Truman in his later years to become fond of saying he had the happiest childhood imaginable.

for a year before William finally asked her to marry him. They were married on June 19th in

William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843, his parents are William McKinley Sr. and Nancy Allison McKinley (“William” bio 1). He was born in Niles, Ohio and attended Allegheny College to be posted as a country school teacher. He then enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War in 1861 and earned the rank of Brevet Major of Volunteers (1). After the Civil War he returned home, started studying law, and eventually moved to Canton, Ohio to open his own law firm (1). Very soon after he moved to Canton, he married Ida Saxton, the daughter of a local banker (1). McKinley then entered Ohio politics in 1869 where he quickly rose through the ranks as a Republican ultimately becoming the twenty-fifth president of the United States (1).

Harry Truman was the 33rd president of the United States of America. Born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri. He was the first of three children to John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman. Harry’s parents, his brother and sister (Mary Jane Truman, John Vivian Truman), and he moved to Independence, Missouri in 1890. John and Martha wanted their children to attend graded school instead of a country schoolhouse. Harry studied core classes plus penmanship, arithmetic, hygiene, and music. He loved his school and he loved all of his teachers. Harry wrote, "I do not remember a bad teacher in all my experiences. They were all different, of course, but they were the salt of the earth. They gave us high ideals and they hardly ever received

(“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016). He worked at Franklin Roosevelt’s Office of Price Administration(“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016). He became discouraged with the government programs and joined the U.S. Navy (“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016). Nixon was an aviation ground officer, where he saw no contact in the Pacific (“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016). He came back to the U.S.(“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016). Nixon had several honorable mentions and two service stars(“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016). He gradually became lieutenant commander (“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016). In January, 1946 he resigned from the Navy (“Richard Nixon Biography”, 2016).

Theodore Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858 in New York City to Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch. Theodore was also known as Teedie or Teddy. Due to his continuing battle with health issues, which started at birth, Roosevelt was homeschooled along with his siblings. The family house also had a gymnasium where he lifted weights and boxed to help him gain strength. Despite what appeared to be a sickly and weak child, Roosevelt went on to accomplish many great things scholastically, physically and politically. He graduated from Harvard University, published several books, won many awards, and left a lasting impression in the military as well as during his presidency.

Over seventy years ago, one may have thought that one of most courageous, hard-working, honest, and loyal men was sworn into office as the President of the United States. Harry S. Truman was considered “One Tough Son –of-a-Bitch” due to his expertise, not because of his ordinary, basic look or lack of college education. No matter how people perceived him, Truman had industrial-strength; he stood his ground on his beliefs. His life would take him one of the most elaborate rides one could experience. Truman’s formative years taught him endurance, his life in the war taught him courage, and presidency taught him resilience.

and was succeeded by his Vice President, Harry S. Truman. Before being elected into office, he

Harry S. Truman was born in Missouri on May 8, 1884 and was the first of three children born to John Truman, a farmer and mule trader, and his wife, Martha Truman. Harry was named in honor of his maternal uncle, Harrison Young, but his parents could not decide on his middle name, and after more than a month, they finally settled on using the letter “S” as tribute to both of his grandfather's, Solomon Young, and Anderson Shipp Truman.