On the recordJuly 18, 1949
On the 2d day of September, on the battleship Missouri--a battleship which was christened by my daughter Margaret--the Japanese Government signed an unconditional surrender.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “On the 2d day of September, on the battleship Missouri--a battleship which was christened by my daughter Margaret--the…”
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Remarks in Chicago at the Shriners Diamond Jubilee Banquet.
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