Apr 27, 1949
Democrats are those people who support the Democratic platform, which is the law of the Democratic Party, and should support that platform after they are elected just the same as they did beforehand in making promises.
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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Apr 27, 1949
You are asking me a hypothetical question, and I am not admitting that the Embassy has been violated.
Apr 27, 1949
We have learned through bitter experience how necessary it is for nations to approach jointly the task of improving the conditions of world trade.
Apr 27, 1949
The Charter establishes an international organization, which is essential to continuous and effective international cooperation in the field of trade.
Apr 27, 1949
I don't think there is any foundation in fact for either one of those.
Apr 27, 1949
As an essential forward step in our foreign policy, I recommend that the Congress authorize the United States to accept membership in the International Trade Organization.
Apr 27, 1949
The alternative to the Charter is economic conflict and shrinking international trade.
Apr 27, 1949
There has been some conversation about the Navy's activity in Shanghai. That is absolutely without foundation in fact.
Apr 27, 1949
The Charter is the most comprehensive international economic agreement in history.
Apr 27, 1949
It is vitally necessary that the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act be extended in full force.
Apr 27, 1949
Yes, that has already been approved, and will go down just as soon as the State Department is ready to send it down.
Apr 26, 1949
I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day
Apr 26, 1949
I also call upon the people of the Nation to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places on Mother's Day, 1949
Apr 26, 1949
I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 8, 1949, as Mother's Day
Apr 21, 1949
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State are available to discuss these matters with you, and can give you the details if you want them, because they are not secret, they are a part of the foreign policy of the United States…
Apr 21, 1949
We went into the United Nations in earnest, and we have endeavored ever since we have been in that organization to make it work, and we shall continue to try to make it work.
Apr 21, 1949
I felt it my duty to bring to your attention that the expenditures that are being made for peace are in the hope that we won't have to make a war expenditure, and that they have to be made unless we want to begin to prepare for war.
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