Business Leaders of World War II

The atlas holds 5 people and 13 moments here, from 1940 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Harry S. Truman, George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter.

Notable people

1. Harry S. Truman

   from 1944 to 1945

   6 moments here

   Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

2. George H. W. Bush

   from 1943 to 1945

   3 moments here

   George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

3. Jimmy Carter

   from 1941 to 1942

   2 moments here

   James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

4. Henry Ford

   in 1944

   1 moment here

   American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

5. Wangarĩ Maathai

   in 1940

   1 moment here

   Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

Moments

1. 1940 Birth in Ihithe Wangarĩ Maathai
2. 1941 Georgia Southwestern engineering coursework Jimmy Carter
3. 1942 Transfer to Georgia Tech Jimmy Carter
4. 1943 Naval commission at Corpus Christi George H. W. Bush
5. 1944 Service aboard USS San Jacinto George H. W. Bush
6. 1944 Visit to his mother after vice-presidential nomination Harry S. Truman
7. 1944 Edison Illuminating Company building dedication Henry Ford
8. 1945 Training and residence in Auburn George H. W. Bush
9. 1945 Sworn in as president Harry S. Truman
10. 1945 United Nations Charter Conference address Harry S. Truman
11. 1945 Disembarkation en route to Potsdam Harry S. Truman
12. 1945 Potsdam Conference Harry S. Truman
13. 1945 Meeting with King George VI Harry S. Truman

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