Alben Barkley, who served as Harry Truman’s vice president, is the one who coined the term "Veep." He found "Mr. Vice President" too formal and got the idea to add the two “e’s” from his ...

Barkley, left, takes the oath of office as vice president at 12:23 p.m. on Jan. 20, 1949, in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Harry S Truman, right, takes the oath of office as ...

After succeeding Franklin Roosevelt in 1945, Harry S. Truman won the presidency in his own right in 1948, defeating Republican Thomas Dewey and achieving one of the most stunning political comebacks ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. President Harry S. Truman holds up the Chicago Daily Tribune’s famously erroneous headline on Nov. 3, 1948, at St.

President Biden joked that he now understands former President Harry S Truman's famous saying, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." He added: "After the last couple of weeks ...