Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.

The Presidents: Truman American Experience

Premiered December 29, 2008
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The Presidents: Truman

Of all the men who had held the office, he was the least prepared. As president, Harry Truman was responsible for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, ending World War II and finding America's place in the international order at the start of the Cold War.

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American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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