#141319 - 02/22/0401:32 AMRe: John Kerry campaign stop in Lancaster, PA
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How's this for humble beginnings? <br><br>Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president, was born in Lamar, Missouri: humble beginnings on a farm only graduating from high school; Military duty rising to captain in the National Guard; US Democratic politician; judge of Eastern District of Jackson County, Missouri 1922-1924; studied at night from 1923-1925 at the Kansas City School of Law: presiding judge of Jackson County, Missouri 1926-1934; Senator from Missouri 1935-1945; vice-president of US 1945; 33rd president of US 1945-1953.<br><br>Of course I imagine by the time he became senator and what not, he had some money stashed away. I bet he didn't ignore his National Guard duties either, not like Harry "The buck stops here" S. Truman to do something flaky like that. <br><br>