Harry S Truman FBI Files

Description

Harry S Truman and the FBI: A Timeline and Cast

Timeline of Main Events

• May 8, 1884: Harry S Truman is born in Lamar, Missouri.
• 1917-1919: Harry S Truman serves in World War I, commissioned as a first lieutenant and discharged as a major in 1919.
• 1919-1921: Harry S Truman runs a haberdashery business.
• Early 1920s: Harry S Truman studies Law at Kansas City Law School (specific dates not provided).
• 1922: Harry S Truman is elected a judge of the Jackson County Court.
• 1926: Harry S Truman becomes the presiding judge of the Jackson County Court.
• 1934: Harry S Truman is elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate.
• 1939: Thomas J. Pendergast, Democratic boss of Kansas City and a figure in Truman’s past, is sent to Leavenworth for income tax evasion.
• 1940: Harry S Truman is reelected to the United States Senate. This year also marks the earliest dating of the FBI files related to Truman.
• 1940s (Specific date unspecified): Allegations arise of solicitation of funds from WPA workers for Truman’s senatorial campaign. The FBI investigates this.
• 1944: Harry S Truman is elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
• April 12, 1945: Upon the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S Truman becomes the thirty-third President of the United States.
• Post-April 12, 1945 (Ongoing): The FBI begins to monitor and review the book “Tom’s Boy Harry” by Gene Powell, which focuses on Truman’s relationship with Thomas J. Pendergast.
• 1948: Harry S Truman is elected President of the United States.
• During Truman’s Presidency (1945-1953): The FBI becomes concerned about public statements made by President Truman regarding the FBI.
• During and After Truman’s Presidency: The FBI conducts book reviews of “The Man of Independence,” “The Truman Scandals,” and “Memoirs by Harry S. Truman.”
• During Truman’s Presidency: Threats are made against the life of President Truman, which are likely investigated by the FBI.
• Throughout Truman’s Presidency and Afterwards: The FBI maintains a relationship with President Truman, documented in the files.
• Throughout Truman’s Life: The FBI receives letters from the public concerning Harry S Truman.
• Post-Presidency (Specific date unspecified): A case of a forged check written against former President Truman’s bank account occurs, which is investigated by the FBI.
• December 26, 1972: Harry S Truman dies at the age of 88 in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Post-December 26, 1972: The FBI compiles funeral plans for former President Harry S Truman.
• 1982: The latest date included in the Harry S Truman FBI files.

Cast of Characters

• Harry S Truman: The 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). Before becoming President, he served as a county judge in Missouri, a U.S. Senator, and Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was born in 1884 and died in 1972. His FBI files cover various aspects of his life, including his political career, relationships, public statements about the FBI, and threats against him.
• Thomas J. Pendergast: The Democratic boss of Kansas City. Truman had a political relationship with Pendergast early in his career. Pendergast was convicted of income tax evasion in 1939 and sent to Leavenworth, a significant event that drew FBI attention and is examined in the book “Tom’s Boy Harry.”
• Gene Powell: The author of the book “Tom’s Boy Harry.” This book explored Harry S Truman’s relationship with Thomas J. Pendergast. The FBI reviewed and monitored this publication.
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). Truman served as his Vice President in 1944. Roosevelt’s death in April 1945 led to Truman’s ascension to the presidency.
• FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation): The primary domestic intelligence and law enforcement agency of the United States. The FBI maintained files on Harry S Truman from 1940 to 1982, covering a range of topics including allegations of wrongdoing, book reviews related to Truman, his opinions on the FBI, threats against his life, and even his funeral plans.

Harry S Truman FBI Files

567 pages of FBI files covering President Harry S Truman.

The files date from 1940 to 1982, containing approximately 370 discernable memos.

Among the topics covered in the files are: Allegation of solicitation of funds from WPA workers for the senatorial campaign of Truman. FBI coverage and review of the book “Tom’s Boy Harry” by Gene Powell. The topic of this book was Truman’s relationship with Thomas J. Pendergast, Democratic boss of Kansas City, who was sent to Leavenworth for income tax evasion in 1939. FBI concerns about public statements about the FBI made by President Truman. FBI book reviews of “The Man of Independence”, “The Truman Scandals”, and “Memoirs by Harry S. Truman.” Threats made against the life of President Truman. The relationship between President Truman and the FBI. Letters from the public concerning Truman. Details of a case of a forged check, written against the former president’s bank account. Funeral plans for President Harry Truman.

Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. During World War I, Truman was commissioned a first lieutenant, later a captain, and was discharged as a major in 1919. Harry Truman ran a haberdashery business from 1919 to 1921. After studying Law at Kansas City Law School, Truman was elected a judge of the Jackson County Court in 1922. In 1926 he became a presiding judge. Truman was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1934; and reelected in 1940. Harry Truman was elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket, with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1944. Upon the death of President Roosevelt, on April 12, 1945, Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States. Harry Truman was elected President in 1948. Deciding not to run again at the end of the term, President Truman retired to Independence, Missouri. Harry Truman died at age 88 in Kansas City, Missouri on December 26, 1972.