Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president of United States on April 12, 1945, following the death of FDR earlier on the same day. He was the first and the only president in the world to ever use a nuclear missile in war. By his late 50’s he had accomplished what few men would comprehend. He signed the peace treaty with Germany and Japan over the World War II, championed the United Nations and fought the spread of communism in Korea. His Marshall Plan helped in speed recovery and political stability in Europe. He is often being ranked in the top 10 Presidents in the history of United States Of America.
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Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th president of the United States of America on November 22nd, 1963 following the assassination of FDR. This start was followed by the escalation of the Vietnam War and mass riots throughout the country opposing the involvement of the US in South-East Asia. By 1966, he had 70-percent approval ratings leaving behind all the great presidents but by 1967 his downfall began decreasing his rating to 35-percent due to riots and unanticipated costs involved in the Great Society Program.
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Abraham Lincoln regarded as the greatest president of the United States of America attainted office on March 4th, 1861. He was highly praised for the abolishing slavery. He was possibly the greatest example of persistence as he had lost for more than a decade in various elections before being elected as the President of the US. He had faced many failures in his term but were overshadowed by his success. During his tenure, he aged drastically. He was assassinated just one month and 10 days later into his second term at Ford’s theatre by Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865.
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