Harry
S. Truman was elected the Presiding Judge of Jackson
County, Missouri in approximately 1926, and held
that job until he ran for his Senate seat in 1934.
He remained the Senator from Missouri until he
ran for Vice-President during the 1944 Presidential
election. Truman won the election and served as
Vice-President during the 4th term of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. On April 28th 1945, Truman delivered
the graduation speech at the FBI's 28th class of
the National Academy. Truman became President when
Franklin D. Roosevelt suddenly died while being
sketched at Warm Springs, GA, in 1945. Truman spoke
at the Brandeis University Commencement in June
of 1957. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws
Degree, and an endowed professorship in his name
was established as "The Harry S. Truman Chair
in American Civilization." In December of
1960, a threat was received wherein the person
advised that he was gong to kill ex-president Truman.
Truman died on December 26, 1972, at Research Hospital,
Kansas City, MO. His body lay in state at the Truman
Library in Independence, MO. Truman's funeral service
and burial took place the following day at the
Library in Independence. Mrs. Truman died on October
18, 1982. Truman had one daughter, Margaret, who
married Clifton Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, of the
New York Times. |
