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The 57 pages that link to Harry S. Truman, each with the reason it gives.

• Korean WarRelated: He committed United States forces under United Nations authority and dismissed MacArthur over war policy.

• Manhattan ProjectRelated: He made the decision to use the weapons developed by the project.

• Winston ChurchillRelated: Churchill worked with Truman as the wartime alliance shifted into the early Cold War.

• Dwight D. EisenhowerRelated: Truman appointed Eisenhower Army chief of staff and later helped launch his presidential candidacy.

• Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiRelated: His administration approved the missions during the war’s final weeks.

• Presidential Medal of FreedomRelated: Truman’s wartime medal was the direct predecessor of the modern presidential honor.

• Douglas MacArthurRelated: Truman relieved MacArthur of command in 1951 after their public dispute over Korean War policy.

• Division of KoreaRelated: His administration oversaw the American occupation in southern Korea and the UN response to war.

• Central Intelligence AgencyRelated: Truman signed the 1947 law that established the CIA.

• Truman DoctrineRelated: He framed the pledge to Congress and won its funding after Britain withdrew from the Aegean.

• National Security CouncilRelated: Truman signed the 1947 law that created the council and used it to coordinate Cold War policy.

• Potsdam ConferenceRelated: His newness and knowledge of the Trinity test changed American bargaining posture at Potsdam.

• George C. MarshallRelated: Truman insisted the plan carry Marshall's name to win bipartisan congressional support.

• Potsdam AgreementRelated: He attended Potsdam after succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt and took a harder line toward the Soviet Union.

• United Nations Partition Plan for PalestineRelated: His administration supported the partition recommendation amid competing diplomatic pressures.

• Potsdam DeclarationRelated: Truman approved the proclamation and helped shape its warning to Japan.

• Eleanor RooseveltRelated: He appointed her to the United States delegation that helped establish the United Nations.

• Surrender of JapanRelated: His administration set the Allied terms and directed the final U.S. military campaign.

• Berlin AirliftRelated: He chose to sustain West Berlin by air rather than abandon it or force open land routes.

• Expulsion of Germans after World War IIRelated: He represented the United States at Potsdam when the Allies agreed on population transfers.

• Iranian oil nationalizationRelated: His administration mediated the dispute while seeking to contain its Cold War risks.

• Nuclear command and controlRelated: His presidency established the precedent of presidential control over U.S. nuclear use.

• Omar BradleyRelated: Truman appointed Bradley to lead the Veterans Administration and later the Joint Chiefs.

• Herbert HooverRelated: Truman later asked Hoover to lead postwar food-relief missions abroad.

• HiroshimaRelated: His administration made the decision to use the weapon against Hiroshima.

• Dean AchesonRelated: Acheson became a leading adviser to Truman on foreign policy.

• Executive orderRelated: Truman’s use of executive orders, including desegregation of the armed forces, shaped modern practice.

• Mark W. ClarkRelated: Truman appointed Clark to lead United Nations forces in Korea.

• Abadan CrisisRelated: His administration mediated between Britain and Iran while resisting proposals for immediate regime change.

• Atomic bombing of HiroshimaRelated: Truman approved the decision that led to the Hiroshima attack.

• Point Four ProgramRelated: His inaugural address created the program and made underdeveloped-area aid a declared US policy.

• Domino theoryRelated: His administration’s containment framework helped shape the assumptions later expressed by domino theory.

• School lunchRelated: Truman signed the National School Lunch Act into law in 1946.

• Great AccelerationRelated: The 1949 Point Four speech later supplied the starting date for one influential acceleration chart series.

• Harry Dexter WhiteRelated: Truman’s administration confronted allegations about White while advancing the institutions he helped create.

• Leslie GrovesRelated: Groves’s project delivered weapons whose use Truman approved as president.

• Science—The Endless FrontierRelated: Truman received the report after Roosevelt’s death and faced decisions about its recommendations.

• Enewetak AtollRelated: His administration authorized the postwar Pacific nuclear testing program that included Enewetak.

• Henry A. WallaceRelated: Truman removed Wallace from his cabinet after Wallace publicly opposed the administration’s foreign policy.

• MissouriRelated: His Missouri upbringing remained central to his public identity.

• Paul HoffmanRelated: Truman signed the legislation establishing the agency Hoffman led.

• 1948 U.S. presidential electionRelated: The incumbent whose late campaign rallies helped secure an unexpected victory.

• Matthew RidgwayRelated: Truman appointed Ridgway to replace MacArthur and later named him Army Chief of Staff.

• Sam RayburnRelated: Rayburn worked with Truman to advance the Democratic legislative program after World War II.

• Gabriel González VidelaRelated: His administration pressed Latin American governments toward regional anti-communist cooperation during González Videla’s presidency.

• Grandma MosesRelated: The presentation reflected her recognition as a national cultural figure.

• William D. LeahyRelated: Leahy remained a senior presidential adviser after Roosevelt’s death.

• Benjamin O. Davis Jr.Related: Truman’s 1948 order to desegregate the armed forces changed the institution Davis served.

• I. F. StoneRelated: Stone’s reporting examined major foreign-policy decisions made during Truman’s presidency.

• Strom ThurmondRelated: Truman’s 1948 civil-rights program helped prompt the Southern Democratic revolt Thurmond led.