Achievements/Setbacks
Lifetime Achievements
Entered National Guard when he was 33 an eventually became a Captain in the 129th Field Artilliary In WWI
Elected to United States Senate in 1934 where he served until 1945 when he was chosen as Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt
Served as Vice President for only 82 days until FDR's death
Served as 33rd President of the United States from 1946 until 1953
Only 20th century president to serve without having a college degree
Ended WWII by dropping atomic bomb in Japan
Setbacks
Basically started Cold War with his policy of trying to protect and rebuild Western European nations after WWII
Had to deal with conflict between steel mills and steel workers's union
Popularity plummetted when US entered Korean War
Entered National Guard when he was 33 an eventually became a Captain in the 129th Field Artilliary In WWI
Elected to United States Senate in 1934 where he served until 1945 when he was chosen as Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt
Served as Vice President for only 82 days until FDR's death
Served as 33rd President of the United States from 1946 until 1953
Only 20th century president to serve without having a college degree
Ended WWII by dropping atomic bomb in Japan
Setbacks
Basically started Cold War with his policy of trying to protect and rebuild Western European nations after WWII
Had to deal with conflict between steel mills and steel workers's union
Popularity plummetted when US entered Korean War