Harry S. Truman

• Throws Both
• Born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, MO USA
• Died December 26, 1972 in Kansas City, MO USA

"May the sun never set on American baseball." - Harry Truman

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States, succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt upon his death. He holds the presidential record for attending games while in office with sixteen appearances. He created the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was the first to bestow it on a former baseball player, Moe Berg.

Truman apparently didn't play much baseball as a youth because he felt his glasses to be incompatible with sports that involved balls.

Related Sites

• White House Biography
• Wikipedia Entry
• Internet Public Library POTUS Page

Preceded by Franklin D. Roosevelt

United States President 1945 – 1953

Succeeded by Dwight Eisenhower