Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884 and became the 33rd President of the United States on April 12, 1945 after the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the time Truman was the Vice President for less than 3 months. When he became the President, his job was to lead the United States through the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War in Korea. Shortly after Truman was informed about the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. He called for a naval blockade of Korea. Unfortunately the U.S. Navy could not help due to the budgets. He then authorized troops under the UN flag and let General Douglas MacArthur lead even though they had different views of the War.
After many successes given by General MacArthur, Truman fired him due to their disagreements. This caused many Americans to be furious since General MacArthur was one of the most popular Generals of the time.
Truman once said, “I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President … I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that’s not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail.” This was quoted in Time magazine and had even more negative impacts on President Truman.
After many successes given by General MacArthur, Truman fired him due to their disagreements. This caused many Americans to be furious since General MacArthur was one of the most popular Generals of the time.
Truman once said, “I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President … I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that’s not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail.” This was quoted in Time magazine and had even more negative impacts on President Truman.
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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_in_the_Korean_War