Harry S. Truman
Thirty-third President of the United States (1884–1972) who made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan, oversaw the Marshall Plan, created NATO, and established the Truman Doctrine of containing Soviet expansion. His presidency shaped the architecture of the Cold War and post-war international order.
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