cisions that he made during his previous threeyears as president. Another reason was that, at that time, the Democratic had split intotwo separate parties, the Progressive party and the Dixiecrats.During his second term foreign affairs dominated, causing the USAs involvementin the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953. Also, in 1949, the North AtlanticTreaty was signed by the U.S., Canada, and ten other countries to form NATO, amultinational defense plan. After his presidency, Truman retired to Independence, Missouri to live out his lastyears. With his time, he served as the elder statesmen of the Democratic Party, worked onhis memoirs, Years of Decision and Years of Trial and Hope, and helped to plan the HarryS. Truman Library. After his death on December 26, 1972, he was buried in the courtyardof the library....
