Jun 1, 1949
I sent a thousand one day, and they have been going up in batches whenever they were ready.
Harry Truman
The Public Record
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 1, 1949
Like many other problems, highway safety is a matter of worldwide concern, and all nations can benefit from the exchange of information and ideas.
Jun 1, 1949
It takes years and years, you know, for a man to drive a steam engine down the tracks which it can't get off, yet we let anybody get a driving license for an automobile whether he knows front from back or right from left.
May 30, 1949
I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and after consultation with the Government…
May 26, 1949
For each officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the reserve components of the armed services not in the active military service of the United States who is in an inactive-duty-training pay status or drill pay status and who is…
May 26, 1949
This order shall become effective on June 1, 1949, except that as to personnel entitled to increased pay for performing aerial flights under section 313 of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938 it shall become effective on July 1, 1949.
May 26, 1949
The words 'reserve components of the armed services' are substituted for the words 'National Guard' occurring in the title and preamble of the said order.
May 25, 1949
I will tell you what I will do with it when it comes before me in the form of a bill.
May 25, 1949
I suggested that that be done, and I think it will be done before this Congress adjourns.
May 25, 1949
These paths are long and tortuous, and thus far mankind has not had the wisdom to find the way to an enduring peace.
May 25, 1949
On Memorial Day each year it is our custom to pay homage to our heroic dead who have sacrificed their lives in the cause of liberty and peace.
May 25, 1949
I think Congress ought to finish the job so far as it can; and I think it will.
May 25, 1949
I also request the newspapers, radio stations, and all other media of information to join in the observance of Memorial Day, 1949, as a day of prayer for peace, and in the collective Nation-wide prayer on the morning of that day.
May 25, 1949
We are humbly aware that only through divine guidance can we hope to attain the understanding necessary for averting wars and achieving a peaceful world.
May 25, 1949
It is time people stopped getting hysterical when the word 'atom' is mentioned.
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