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American Experience "Truman"
President Harry S TrumanHe was a farmer, a haberdasher gone bankrupt, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held office, he was the least prepared. Yet Harry S. Truman would have to end the war with Germany and Japan, decide whether to use the most terrible weapon ever devised, confront the Soviet Union, and wage war in Korea. Produced, directed, and written by David Grubin.
Air Date
Sunday, 5/25/08 from 9:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. ET and Monday, 5/26/08 from 9-11 p.m. ET
Website
pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/33_truman/index.html
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