Upon Franklin D Roosevelt's traumatic death Harry S. Truman was suddenly the 33 president of the United States. He was a veteran politician and legislator, but he had absolutely no experience on foreign policy. All Truman had to rely on was his own instincts and advisers. Former President Franklin Roosevelt had not prepared Truman at all to become president which created many problems for Harry S. Truman. Before the election of 1944 Truman replaced Henry Wallace on the democratic ticket along with Franklin Roosevelt. In total Harry S. Truman had only been a vice president for eighty two days before Franklin Roosevelt's death.
Ben G
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ReplyDeleteThat is interesting to hear about how you came to be one of the presidents of the United States of America. Although, that is a very hard position to be in not having any preparation or experience for being in the position of the president. Considering you had only been Roosevelt's vice president for eighty-two days, no one was very prepared for his tragic death to come like that. Overall, I think it was brave of you to step up and have that much to deal with. Considering his death, and then also all of the resposibilities of being a new president, and not having much knowledge of what to do.
James Monroe
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