Aug 5, 1952
We must keep it just what it is--a government of all the people, and for all the people.
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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Aug 5, 1952
Remember that the welfare of our country is based on the welfare of the whole people.
Aug 1, 1952
By virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (f) of section 514 of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 906), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the operation of the provisions of paragraph 3…
Jul 25, 1952
We will carry on the fight to bring decent housing within the reach of all our people at prices they can afford to pay.
Jul 25, 1952
They promise to cut the farmer loose, and take his chances in the marketplace.
Jul 25, 1952
We will carry on the fight for real competitive enterprise against monopoly.
Jul 25, 1952
We will carry on the fight for the progress of the American farmer, including strong price supports for farm products, and a soil conservation program that really works.
Jul 25, 1952
We will carry on the fight for Federal aid to education, to help the States meet the crisis confronting our schools.
Jul 25, 1952
Point 4 is the way to make freedom work for millions and millions of people.
Jul 25, 1952
But the Democratic Party has a forward-looking domestic program to match its forward-looking foreign policy.
Jul 25, 1952
We will carry on the fight for the full protection of civil rights to all of our citizens in all parts of the country, without regard to race, religion, or national origin.
Jul 25, 1952
We will fight for the repeal of that good-for-nothing Taft-Hartley Act.
Jul 24, 1952
I urge the people of the nation to display the flag on that day at their homes and other suitable places.
Jul 24, 1952
I call upon all our citizens to renew and reaffirm on that day their faith in the principles and ideals embodied in the Constitution.
Jul 24, 1952
In performing any of its functions, the Wage Stabilization Board shall be under the supervision and direction of the Economic Stabilization Administrator.
Jul 22, 1952
I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, pursuant to the said proviso of Public Law 258, 82d Congress, do hereby proclaim the revocation of the suspension of duties provided for in the said Public Law 258.
Jul 18, 1952
Communist subversion will present no great threat to the free world, as the free world achieves economic stability and further economic progress.
Jul 18, 1952
Our strength commences with knowing that we are strong--and becoming stronger.
Jul 18, 1952
I do not dispute the right of the Congress and its Committees to take an interest in real estate transactions made by the Executive Branch of the Government.
Jul 18, 1952
We can lift our total annual output from the current level of about 340 billion dollars to nearly 100 billion dollars higher--in real terms.
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