Harry S. Truman
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 Harry S. Truman    (US President) | |
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| Born | May 8, 1884 |
| Died | December 26, 1972 (Age 88) |
| Member of | Phi Beta Kappa |
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Creation of the CIA
Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 and reorganized military forces by merging the Department of War and the Department of the Navy into the National Military Establishment (later the Department of Defense) and creating the U.S. Air Force. The act also created the CIA and the National Security Council.[1]
A Document by Harry S. Truman
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Limit CIA Role To Intelligence | letter | 21 December 1963 | CIA | A letter just after the assassination of JFK which was published once and then vanished down the memory hole. |
A Quote by Harry S. Truman
| Page | Quote | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Domestic Assassinations | <nowiki>“[[[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] Dag Hammarskjöld] was on the point of getting something done when they killed him. Notice that I said "when they killed him."”</nowiki> | 1961 |
An appointment by Harry S. Truman
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bruce | US/Ambassador/France | 17 May 1949 | 10 March 1952 |
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References
- ↑ Dallek 2008, pp. 62–63.
