FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMAN DIES
Independence, Missouri (JFK+50) On December 26, 1972, the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S Truman* ,died here in Independence. Mr. Truman, who retired from the Presidency in January 1953, referred to himself as "Mr. Citizen."
Mr. Truman had been hospitalized since December 4th with lung congestion, heart irregularity, kidney blockages and failure of the digestive system. He was survived by wife Bess and daughter Margaret.
During a visit with President John F. Kennedy at the White House in January 1961, Mr. Truman said...
"Within the 1st few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed."
*Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was born in Lamar. Missouri. He served in WWI and was partner in a men's clothing store in Kansas City after the war.
HST was elected to the US Senate in 1934 and was selected as FDR's running mate in 1944. He became president upon FDR's death on April 12, 1945.
Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey in 1948.
Independence, Missouri (JFK+50) On December 26, 1972, the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S Truman* ,died here in Independence. Mr. Truman, who retired from the Presidency in January 1953, referred to himself as "Mr. Citizen."
Mr. Truman had been hospitalized since December 4th with lung congestion, heart irregularity, kidney blockages and failure of the digestive system. He was survived by wife Bess and daughter Margaret.
During a visit with President John F. Kennedy at the White House in January 1961, Mr. Truman said...
"Within the 1st few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed."
*Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was born in Lamar. Missouri. He served in WWI and was partner in a men's clothing store in Kansas City after the war.
HST was elected to the US Senate in 1934 and was selected as FDR's running mate in 1944. He became president upon FDR's death on April 12, 1945.
Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey in 1948.
President Truman's Casket and Wreath
Harry S Truman Presidential Library
Independence, Missouri
December 27, 1972
Photo by Cecil Schrepfer
NARA/Truman Library Image
