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Harry S. Truman

Artist
Martha Greta Kempton
Date of Work
1947
Medium
oil paint
Type
Portrait
Credit
White House Collection/White House Historical Association
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Harry S. Truman

This oil on canvas portrait of President Harry Truman was painted by Martha Greta Kempton. As vice president during President Franklin Roosevelt's fourth term, he became president when Roosevelt died in office in 1945. He was elected president in his own right during the 1948 election, serving until January 20, 1953. During his second term, Truman was the target of an assassination attempt while living in Blair House during a major White House renovation. He served in the Senate prior to his years in the White House.