Harry S. Truman, USA - b. 1884 - d. 1972 - United
States of America (USA ) 33. president 1945-1953. Poor childhood, farmer,
retailshopowner, capt. WW1 (Europe). US senator 1934. Under WW2 leader of the
Senates Commitee against corruption and violence with great succes Succeeded
Franklin Delano Roosevelt in April 1945 after being vicepres. As president he
ordered 2 nuclearbombs against Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki - 6 and 9.aug.
1945) in order to shorten WW2 and save lives of US soldiers. He stand by a
social fair deal policy in US after the WW2. He stood firmly against the
communism in Korea. He faced USSRs dictator J. Stalin clearly (unlike his
predecessor). . Despite of tremendous pressure he sacked the 5-star general D.
MacArthur, as he wished to launch nuclear-weapons against North Korea (and
chineese troops). He initiated the Marshall-plan ( huge financial aid for
EUrope). Trumans essentials gifts were sense of total general impression,
humility, loyalty, religiousness, hard work, courage and determination and drive
(opposite some of his "collegues"). The Mankind recognize often in retrospective
the real stature. The reputation concluded well-deserved a sum of a great
president and a man of honour. A profile, who preserved the culture values by
standing up against danger from the East and depressive economy after the 30ties
and WW2.
A personality like Harry S. Truman shall be needed in any
context - so indeed !
Harry S. Truman, USA - f. 1884 - d. 1972 - USA 33.
præsident 1945-1953. Fattig opvækst, farmer, detailhandler, kapt. i
1.verdenskrig (Europa). Senator 1934. Under 2. verdenskrig bl.a. leder af
senatskomite (mod korruption og spild) med stor succes. Som præsident beordrede
han 2 atombomber kastet over Japan for at fremskynde afslutningen af
verdenskrigen. Han stod for den sociale "fair deal" politik i USA i årene efter
krigen. Han stod fast overfor inddæmningen af kommunismen i Korea. Han så USSRs
diktator Stalin i et klart perspektiv (modsat sin forgænger). Trods voldsom
modstand fyrede han gen. D. MacArthur, da denne ønskede at anvende nukleare
våben i Korea-krigen. Han initierede Marshall-planen (gigantisk økonomisk
hjælpeplan for Europa). Trumans væsentlige egenskaber var sans for helheden,
ydmyghed, religiøsitet, loyalitet, flid samt mod, beslutningsevne og handlekraft
(modsat adskillige af sine forgængere og efterfølgere i præsidentembedet).
Menneskeheden anerkender ofte først retrospektivt det egentlige format hos
personer. Eftermælet konkluderer fortjent et facit bestående af en stor
præsident og et stort menneske, der ved fasthed bevarede de vestlige
kulturværdier efter 30ernes og 2.verdenskrigs turbulente tid.
En type
som Harry S. Truman burde være efterspurgt i enhver sammenhæng.
Billedet fortæller så meget. Harry S. Truman var
præsident i en spændt tid i verdenshistorien. Hans beslutsomme attitude matcher
general George
S.Patton,jr. i midten og den mere
runde general og senere US-præsident Dwight Eisenhower til venstre
The
picture says so very much. Harry S.Truman became president in the tense post-war
time. His decisive attitude matches completely the very same by general George
Patton as well as the more
round-minded and flexible - later US-president - general Dwight Eisenhower on
the left.
