Jun 15, 1949
I hope you noticed that we fixed the weather up for you, so that you could stand here in time for the photographers to be here.
Harry Truman
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States, serving from April 12, 1945, to January 20, 1953. A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed the presidency after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman is known for his decisive leadership during the final months of World War II, including the controversial decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which contributed to Japan's surrender. He also played a significant role in the early stages of the Cold War, implementing the Truman Doctrine to contain communism and establishing NATO.
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Jun 15, 1949
I am charged, sometimes, with being in control of the weather, but I am not.
Jun 15, 1949
We have one now who is as able as any we have ever had, and he is vitally interested in the programs for which you are working.
Jun 15, 1949
By giving its advice and consent to my ratification of this Convention, which I urge, the Senate of the United States will demonstrate that the United States is prepared to take effective action on its part to contribute to the…
Jun 15, 1949
I am from Jackson County, Mo., named for Andrew Jackson, who set out that magnolia tree over there in 1838.
Jun 15, 1949
I hope also that you will have a very successful meeting this year while you are here.
Jun 15, 1949
By the leading part the United States has taken in the United Nations in producing an effective international legal instrument outlawing the world-shocking crime of genocide, we have established before the world our firm and clear policy…
Jun 15, 1949
We have had some very able Secretaries of Agriculture who have been vitally interested in what you are doing.
Jun 10, 1949
Our concern with the economic health of the world also extends to its underdeveloped regions.
Jun 10, 1949
We know that if we are to build a lasting peace in the world we must achieve three essential conditions.
Jun 10, 1949
You helped prove that the Democratic Party is the party of the people, and that is what we are going to keep it, as long as I am the head of it.
Jun 10, 1949
The brave men who lost their lives in those wars would approve of the way you have chosen to honor them.
Jun 9, 1949
And it has, up to date, and I think it will continue, at least for 3 1/2 years more.
Jun 7, 1949
I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby invite the people of the United States to observe the week beginning Sunday, June 5, 1949, as Patrick Henry Week
Jun 6, 1949
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on November 14, 1947, calling for an election, under the observation of a United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea.
Jun 6, 1949
All Americans who have come to know the Korean people appreciate their fierce passion for freedom and their keen desire to become an independent nation.
Jun 6, 1949
The United States is now providing relief and a small amount of assistance in rehabilitation to the Republic of Korea under Public Law 793-80th Congress.
Jun 6, 1949
The survival and progress of the Republic toward a self-supporting, stable economy will have an immense and far-reaching influence on the people of Asia.
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