We remember two amazing men who died on this day. President Truman died in 1972 and President Ford in 2006.VP Truman became president when President FDR died in 1945. He was not well known and followed a political giant of the 20th century. It was President Truman who made the decision to drop nuclear bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. He put in motion "The Truman Doctrine" that guided US foreign policy until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. In other words, his presidency was one of the most consequential of the 20th century,
VP Ford became president when President Nixon resigned in 1974. He served about 30 months but did much to restore confidence in the presidency after Watergate. His pardon of Nixon was vindicated over time, a profile in courage!
They were both Midwestern men, of great integrity and character.
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