During World War I, Truman served in combat in France as an artillery officer in his National Guard unit. After the war he became part of the Democratic Party political machine of Tom Pendergast in Kansas City. He was elected a county official and in 1934 United States senator. After he gained national prominence as head of the wartime Truman Committee, Truman replaced vice president Henry A. Wallace as Roosevelt's running mate in 1944.

Truman faced many challenges in domestic affairs. The disorderly postwar reconversion of the economy of the United States was marked by severe shortages, numerous strikes, and the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act over his veto. He confounded all predictions to win election in 1948, helped by his famous Whistle Stop Tour of rural America. After his election he was able to pass only one of the proposals in his Fair Deal program. He used executive orders to end racial discrimination in the armed forces and created loyalty checks that dismissed thousands of communist supporters from office. Truman's presidency was also eventful in foreign affairs, with the defeat of Nazi Germany and his decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan, the founding of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, the Truman Doctrine to contain communism, the beginning of the Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Chinese Civil War, and the Korean War. Corruption in Truman's administration, which was linked to certain members in the cabinet and senior White House staff, was a central issue in the 1952 presidential campaign and helped cause Adlai Stevenson, Truman's successor for the Democratic nomination for president, to lose to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election.

Truman, in sharp contrast to the imperious Roosevelt who kept personal control of all major decisions, was a folksy, unassuming president who relied on his cabinet. He popularized such phrases as "The buck stops here" and "If you can't stand the heat, you better get out of the kitchen." His approval ratings in the polls started out very high, then steadily sank until he was one of the most unpopular men to leave the White House. Popular and scholarly assessments of his presidency eventually became more positive after his retirement from politics. Truman's legendary upset victory in 1948 over Thomas E. Dewey is routinely invoked by underdog presidential candidates.

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FDR-82	(US) - President Candidate: Roosevelt (FDR) - Truman Type: Political Campaign Button	Nice	Large portrait centered on brown background - over brown text Roosevelt-Truman on bottom white banner Manufacturer: Size: 1 3/8 inch Keywords: (political),	View Front Image	Price: $20.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
POTEPH-109	(US) - President Candidate: Truman, Harry S Type: Political Matchcover President Of The United States Series w/Picture Front Flap Bio On Back Vice-President Alben W Barkley	Overall fine condition	Keywords:	View Front Image	Price: $10.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
POTEPH-93	(US) - President Candidate: Truman, Harry S Type: Political Matchcover President Of The United States Series w/Picture Front Flap Bio On Back Harry S Truman 33rd President End Flap Vice-President Alben W Barkley	Overall fine condition - bends at striker striker wear & stain	Keywords:	View Front Image	Price: $8.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
POTEPH-94	(US) - President Candidate: Truman, Harry S Type: Political Matchcover w/Picture Front Flap Bio On Back Harry S Truman 33rd President End Flap Vice-President Alben W Barkley	Overall good condition - bends at striker striker wear & stain crease & small spot front flap	Keywords:	View Front Image	Price: $8.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
TRU-15	(US) - President Candidate: Truman Type: Political Campaign Button (ManEnv), (CTShowBox),	Nice, w/minor foxing spots	White button w/large portrait in center. Black text Our President on top, black text Harry S. Truman on bottom Manufacturer: Size: 1 1/2 inch Keywords: (political),	View Front Image	Price: $75.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
!!!SOLD!!!	(US) - President Candidate: Truman - Barkley Type: Political Campaign Button (frame), (butterfly case1),	Very Nice	White text Truman Barkely on red banner edge around center Capital Dome on blue background - Button for Harry S. Truman Manufacturer: Size: 3/4 inch Keywords: (political),	View Front Image	Price: $30.00 0 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
TRU-8	(US) - President Candidate: Truman Type: Political Campaign Button	Nice to very fine	Inaugural - White text Inauguration January 20, 1949 on red top banner - white text Harry S. Truman on blue bottom banner - red star on left white patch - blue star on right white patch - large portrait center Manufacturer: Size: 1 3/4 inch Keywords: (political),	View Front Image	Price: $42.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
POTEPH-23	(US) - President Candidate: Truman, Harry S Type: Political Postcard Harry S Truman Library Independence Missouri	Overall fine condition	Unposted - Unused Keywords:	View Front Image	Price: $3.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now
POTEPH-24	(US) - President Candidate: Truman, Harry S Type: Political Postcard President Truman's Summer White House Independence Missouri Photo Type Card	Overall fine condition	Postally used w/address & message Keywords:	View Front Image	Price: $8.00 1 Available (Subject To Any Prior Or Pending Sales) Check out now

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