Harry Truman: “The treaty now before us offers more than talk of peace; it offers…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 1951

The treaty now before us offers more than talk of peace; it offers action for peace.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Address in San Francisco at the Opening of the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty.

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Harry Truman: “The treaty now before us offers more than talk of peace; it offers action for peace.”