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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 â December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945â53), an American politician of the Democratic Party.
Then-President Richard Nixon called Truman a man of âforthrightness and integrityâ who had a deep respect for the office he held and for the people he served, and who âsupported and wisely counseled each of his successors.â. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, in 1884.