More about Harry S. Truman

• He was an artillery officer in World War I.
• Truman’s wife, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman, worked as his secretary when he was a U.S. Senator, and according to Truman earned, “every cent I pay her.”
• The Truman Doctrine was passed under his administration.
• "Within the first few months, I discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed."