Who was president in the 50s?

President Harry S. Truman, who began his first term as president on April 12, 1945, ushered the United States into the 1950s. Military leadership defined Truman's tenure, as he made the decision to use nuclear weapons on Japan in 1945 to bring an end to World War II. Truman also led the country through the bulk of the Korean War. read more

The 33rd president and was in office from 1950-1952. During World War I, Truman served as an artillery officer, making him the only president to have seen in combat in World War I. Stepping up from Vice President to President upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt (April 12th, 1945). read more

The office of the President is established by Article II of the U.S. Constitution. Forty-three men (no women yet) have held the position in administrations numbered one through 44, since Grover Cleveland is counted twice for his discontinuous period in the White House. read more