In an address to a joint session of Congress, President Harry Truman embraced a global role for the United States and opened a new chapter in U.S. foreign policy.
Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, served from 1945 to 1953. He is remembered for decisive leadership during the closing months of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, ...
March 12, 1947. President Harry S. Truman presents the Truman Doctrine before Congress. It established U.S. economic and military assistance to Greece and Turkey after WWII to prevent the spread of ...