National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd President of the United States of America. Truman first learned of the Manhattan Project after the death of President Roosevelt in April of 1945, when he relinquished his role as Vice President and took the oath of office as the next president of the United States.
Attended the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.
Henry Barwick worked as a plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter during the building of the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge.
