Harry Truman actually said...

They deserve not only an enduring monument, but they deserve understanding and remembrance.

Address at the State Capitol, Raleigh, North Carolina

10/18/1948

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Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do hereby set aside Saturday, October 11, 1952, the one hundre...

I know no such conversation took place.

Yes. The national committee did, which represents Governor Stevenson.

I am not an authority on Republican majorities, so I can't tell you.