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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[Missouri]]an who served as [[President of the United States]].
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[Missouri]]an who served as the 33rd [[President of the United States]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tricky Dicky (short story)}}) from [[1945]] to at least [[1951]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Endgame (novel)}})
 
== Biography ==
Harry Truman was born in [[1884]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Domino Effect (novel)}})
 
Because he was [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]], Truman became [[President of the United States]] when FDR died in office in [[1945]]. He was elected in his own right three years later, surprising many who believed him a "caretaker" figure. He took part in the [[Potsdam Conference]], negotiated the details of postwar [[Europe]] and authorised the use of nuclear bombs on [[Nagasaki]] and [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]] to end [[World War II]]. He also prosecuted the majority of the [[Korean War]] and fired General [[Douglas MacArthur]] for insubordination. He was widely regarded by those who knew him as "a tough little sonovabitch". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Endgame (novel)}})
 
[[The Doctor]] once had a lively debate with Truman about the [[Manhattan Project]] and the ethics of using fission weaponry on civilian populations. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Falls the Shadow (novel)}})


==Biography==
Truman died in [[1972]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Domino Effect (novel)}})
Because he was [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s Vice President, he became [[President of the United States]] when FDR died in office in [[1945]]. He was elected in his own right a few years later, surprising many who believed him to be a "caretaker" figure.  In addition to attending the [[Potsdam Conference]] to hammer out the details of postwar [[Europe]] and authorising the use of nuclear weapons against [[Nagasaki]] and [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]] to end [[World War II]], he also prosecuted the majority of the [[Korean War]] and was famous for firing General [[Douglas MacArthur]] for insubordination. He was widely regarded by those who knew him as "a tough little sonovabitch". ([[EDA]]: ''[[Endgame]]'')  


In an [[alternate timeline]], Truman became President much earlier, at least before 1942. After [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]]'s [[Ironside]]s saved the American Navy from the [[Japan]]ese attack at [[Pearl Harbour]], Turman bestowed the Ironsides with a medal of honour, finally agreeing to aid the British in the war effort. Two months later, the allied forces marched on Berlin, and the Nazi stranglehold was broken. In summer 1942, the allies met in a secret bunker underneath Washington, D.C.. With no common enemy to fight against, relations between the Soviets, Americans and British were breaking down and the centre of the debate was the Ironsides. Neither Truman or Stalin were keen to allow such powerful weapons to be the property of the British Army alone, but the Ironsides' insistence that under no circumstances would they relocate from the United Kingdom meant that Churchill had no choice but to agree to their destruction. It took the United States nearly a year to refine the nuclear technology needed to destroy Professor Bracewell's creations and, in an operation broadcast live across the globe, the first test of the atom-bomb took place on 7th February, 1943 on the [[Isle of Man]], the blast vapourising the Ironsides. ([[DWA]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011]]'')
== Alternate timeline ==
In a [[history (The Ironside Advance)|history]] in which the [[Eleventh Doctor]] did not discover the [[Ironside Project]], Truman became President much earlier, before [[1942]]. After [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]]'s Ironsides saved the [[American Navy]] from the [[Japan]]ese [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack]] at [[Pearl Harbour]], Truman bestowed the [[Medal of Honor]] on them and agreed to aid the British in the war effort. Two [[month]]s later, the allied forces [[Battle of Berlin|marched]] on [[Berlin]] and the [[Nazi]] regime was broken. In [[summer]] [[1942]], the allies met in a secret [[bunker]] underneath [[Washington, D.C.]] With no common enemy to fight, relations between the Soviets, Anglo-American amity were breaking down and the centre of the debate was the Ironsides. Neither Truman nor Stalin were keen to leave such powerful weapons to the [[British Army]] alone, but the Ironsides' insistence that they never relocate from the United Kingdom left Churchill no choice but to agree to their destruction. It took the United States nearly a year to refine the nuclear technology to destroy Professor Bracewell's creations and, in an operation broadcast live across the globe, the first test of the [[atomic bomb|atom-bomb]] took place on [[7 February]] [[1943]] on the [[Isle of Man]], the blast vapourising the Ironsides. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ironside Advance (short story)|The Ironside Advance]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
He was portrayed by [[Christian Rodska]] in ''The Monuments Men'' and [[Kerry Shale]] in ''The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared''.
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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman was a Missourian who served as the 33rd President of the United States (PROSE: Tricky Dicky [+]Loading...["Tricky Dicky (short story)"]) from 1945 to at least 1951. (PROSE: Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (novel)"])

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Harry Truman was born in 1884. (PROSE: The Domino Effect [+]Loading...["The Domino Effect (novel)"])

Because he was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's vice president, Truman became President of the United States when FDR died in office in 1945. He was elected in his own right three years later, surprising many who believed him a "caretaker" figure. He took part in the Potsdam Conference, negotiated the details of postwar Europe and authorised the use of nuclear bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan to end World War II. He also prosecuted the majority of the Korean War and fired General Douglas MacArthur for insubordination. He was widely regarded by those who knew him as "a tough little sonovabitch". (PROSE: Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (novel)"])

The Doctor once had a lively debate with Truman about the Manhattan Project and the ethics of using fission weaponry on civilian populations. (PROSE: Falls the Shadow [+]Loading...["Falls the Shadow (novel)"])

Truman died in 1972. (PROSE: The Domino Effect [+]Loading...["The Domino Effect (novel)"])

Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a history in which the Eleventh Doctor did not discover the Ironside Project, Truman became President much earlier, before 1942. After Churchill's Ironsides saved the American Navy from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbour, Truman bestowed the Medal of Honor on them and agreed to aid the British in the war effort. Two months later, the allied forces marched on Berlin and the Nazi regime was broken. In summer 1942, the allies met in a secret bunker underneath Washington, D.C. With no common enemy to fight, relations between the Soviets, Anglo-American amity were breaking down and the centre of the debate was the Ironsides. Neither Truman nor Stalin were keen to leave such powerful weapons to the British Army alone, but the Ironsides' insistence that they never relocate from the United Kingdom left Churchill no choice but to agree to their destruction. It took the United States nearly a year to refine the nuclear technology to destroy Professor Bracewell's creations and, in an operation broadcast live across the globe, the first test of the atom-bomb took place on 7 February 1943 on the Isle of Man, the blast vapourising the Ironsides. (PROSE: The Ironside Advance)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was portrayed by Christian Rodska in The Monuments Men and Kerry Shale in The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

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