Harry S. Truman

Birth-Death: (1884 - 1972 ) Term: (1945-1953 )

President Truman followed his predecessor's policies during the events of World War II and the war against Japan. After the conflict was over, Truman was able to concentrate on domestic issues, and he presented a 21-point program, which became known as the Fair Deal. His program was designed to help the workforce on issues such as Social Security, employment, and public housing. On the foreign front, Truman issued the Truman Doctrine to aid nations oppressed by Communism, and implemented the Marshall Plan, which stimulated the European economy.

Administration of Harry Truman

Vice President

Alben W. Barkley (1949-53)

Secretary of State

Edward R. Stettinius Jr. (1945)
James F. Byrnes (1945-47)
George C. Marshall (1947-49)
Dean G. Acheson (1949-53)

Secretary of the Treasury

Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1945)
Frederick M. Vinson (1945-46)
John W. Snyder (1946-53)

Secretary of War

Henry L. Stimson (1945)
Robert P. Patterson (1945-47)
Kenneth C. Royall (1947)

Secretary of Defense

James V. Forrestal (1947-49)
Louis A. Johnson (1949-50)
George C. Marshall (1950-51)
Robert A. Lovett (1951-53)

Attorney General

Francis B. Biddle (1945)
Thomas C. Clark (1945-49)
J. Howard McGrath (1949-52)

Postmaster General

Frank C. Walker (1945)
Robert E. Hannegan (1945-47)
Jesse M. Donaldson (1947-53)

Secretary of the Navy

James V. Forrestal (1945-47)

Secretary of the Interior

Harold L. Ickes (1945-46)
Julius A. Krug (1946-49)
Oscar L. Chapman (1950-53)

Secretary of Agriculture

Claude R. Wickard (1945)
Clinton P. Anderson (1945-48)
Charles F. Brannan (1948-53)

Secretary of Commerce

Henry A. Wallace (1945-46)
William Averell Harriman (1946-48)
Charles Sawyer (1948-53)

Secretary of Labor

Frances Perkins (1945)
Lewis B. Schwellenbach (1945-48)
Maurice J. Tobin (1949-53)