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Harry Truman: The transition from war to peace is part and parcel of the war and we cannot shirk our obligation to those temporarily…

On the recordMay 27, 1945
The transition from war to peace is part and parcel of the war and we cannot shirk our obligation to those temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Unemployment Compensation.

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