Oct 11, 1948
It means that you are going to send Paul Douglas to the Senate, and Olive Remington Goldman to the House of Representatives, and Adlai Stevenson to the State Capitol in Springfield.
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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Oct 11, 1948
The reception I am getting today in Illinois means victory for Paul Douglas, your next United States Senator, and for Olive Remington Goldman, your next Congresswoman, and for Adlai Stevenson, your next Governor--and for the straight…
Oct 11, 1948
I found that I just couldn't estimate them at all--and found I had to measure them by the acre.
Oct 11, 1948
I don't think there is a boy in the country who doesn't long for the 'old swimmin' hole.'
Oct 11, 1948
After that Congress had failed completely to give you the laws you need, this is what the Republican candidate said about that good-for-nothing 80th Congress: 'I am proud of the record of my party and of the 80th Congress.'
Oct 11, 1948
I am happy to be here this morning, and I want to assure you that this is not my first visit to Richmond.
Oct 11, 1948
The Republican Congress hit at the prosperity, of every farmer of the country.
Oct 11, 1948
The Republican Congress began immediately to try to turn the clock back, and the first one they took a whack at was the farmer.
Oct 11, 1948
I appreciate most highly that introduction in this wonderful city of Greenfield.
Oct 10, 1948
Let me remind you of some of the things the Republicans have been saying about this New Deal.
Oct 10, 1948
The Republicans have the money because the big corporations have found out they can get what they want from the Republican Party.
Oct 10, 1948
One of them is the Fair Labor Standards Act which, for the first time in our history, set a floor under wages in the form of a minimum wage.
Oct 10, 1948
The Democratic Party thinks in terms of doing things for the people--higher minimum wages, broader social security, protection in old age, better medical care, better schools and better homes, and a better life for the men and women who do…
Oct 10, 1948
You know, you are the Government, if you exercise your right to vote.
Oct 8, 1948
This order shall become effective upon publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER, and shall thereupon supersede Executive Order No. 7298 of February 28, 1936, entitled 'Regulations Governing the Preparation, Presentation, Filing, and…
Oct 7, 1948
Our major effort has been to enlarge the effective field of private enterprise and to give public support only to housing for those low-income families that private enterprise cannot serve.
Oct 7, 1948
I am very glad to be in Albany this morning, and I want to say to you that this is the first real Democratic day we have had on this trip.
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