TIL that Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, had no middle name. His middle initial “S” was not short for anything, but was chosen to honor both of his grandfathers, Anderson...
TIL that Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, had no middle name. His middle initial “S” was not short for anything, but was chosen to honor both of his grandfathers, Anderson...

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Original Title: TIL that Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, had no middle name. His middle initial “S” was not short for anything, but was chosen to honor both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young.
TIL Harry Truman seriously considered running for a third consecutive presidential term in 1952. He was exempt from the 22nd amendment limiting every president to two terms because of a grandfathe...