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Harry S. Truman - College Essay

Harry S. Truman

1. Date of Birth & Birth Place
was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri.
2. Childhood
John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their

house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the

Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to Harrisonville, Missouri.

From Harrisonville they moved to Belton, then to Grandview, and finally

settled in Independence, Missouri when Harry Truman was six years old.

President Truman was the oldest of three children and the only one born in

Lamar. His brother John Vivian, was born on April 25, 1885, at Belton,

Missouri and his sister, Mary Jane, was born August 12, 1889, in ...

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he was eight,

and by then he was wearing thick glasses to correct extreme nearsightedness.

His poor eyesight did not interfere with his two interests, music and reading.

He got up each day at 5 AM to practice the piano, and until he was 15, he

went to the local music teacher twice a week. He read four or five histories or

biographies a week and acquired an exhaustive knowledge of great military

battles and of the lives of the world’s greatest leaders. In 1901, when

Truman graduated from high school, his future was uncertain. College had

been ruled out by his family’s financial situation, and appointment to the U.S.

Military Academy at West Point was eliminated by his poor eyesight.

4. Family

Harry S. Truman’s family included his father John Anderson Truman

and his mother Martha Ellen Young Truman. His siblings included his sister

Mary Jane Truman and his brother John Vivian Truman.

5. Prior Employment Before the Presidency

In 1901 Harry began work as a ...

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Added: 10/26/2006 10:40:55 PM
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