Many of the most notable and covered Presidencies focus on so many of the individualistic aspects of a President themselves by detailing their unique rise to the top of American politics. Harry Truman, though, is the rare exception as someone with a remarkably proficient and newsworthy Presidency, but having such little fanfare invested into what he truly was like as a person. This episode of UnPresidented follows suit in diving deeper into the Presidential years of a President more than any other episode so far, as the decision-making of a President never has been more consequential than when Truman took office.

Becoming President after the most popular President in US history dies during the worst war in human history is hard enough. Combine that with the global acknowledgment that the US is now one of the only two global superpowers to lead global decision-making after the war, and it’s easy to see how important it was that Roosevelt’s successor was up to the job. We explore the many ways in which he was in foreign affairs, but less so domestically. The successes of Truman’s Presidency over time are becoming more appreciated the further out we get from 1945, and we explore how it can be considered one of the most successful when put in proper context.

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