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.
Jun 13, 1952
The Nautilus will be able to move under the water at a speed of more than 20 knots.
Jun 13, 1952
If we could devote a full share of our energies to the peaceful development of the atom, it should soon be possible to bring this new source of power into daily use.
Jun 13, 1952
What we must do instead--what we are doing--is to make use of every opportunity we have to advance the arts of peace and respond to human needs.
Jun 13, 1952
We are assembled here to lay the keel of a Navy submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus.
Jun 13, 1952
And I think we have started something that will, in the long run--maybe 50 years from now--make history.
Jun 12, 1952
This American Nation of ours is great because of its diversity--because it is a people drawn from many lands and many cultures, bound together by the ideals of human brotherhood.
Jun 10, 1952
No persons, other than persons on public vessels of the United States, shall enter the Whittier Defensive Sea Area, and no vessels or other craft, other than public vessels of the United States, shall be navigated into that area, unless…
Jun 10, 1952
I hope we can accomplish the purposes set forth in the message in the proposed bill that is now before the two committees in the House and the Senate, and continue to help those refugees who certainly deserve our help and support.
Jun 10, 1952
It seems to me that it would be well to ask Sweden, Switzerland, India, Pakistan and Indonesia to send military men to Korea to take a look at the situation and see what really is happening.
Jun 10, 1952
The Secretary of Defense, or such officer as he may designate, with the cooperation of the local law-enforcement officers of the United States, including the Territory of Alaska, shall enforce the foregoing provisions of this order.
Jun 9, 1952
I hope very much that the Congress will decide that the Taft-Hartley type of injunction should not be used at all and that seizure legislation should be enacted instead.
Jun 8, 1952
Whenever a holiday falls on a Sunday, Federal offices and establishments shall be closed to public business on the following Monday.
Jun 8, 1952
This order shall apply to all executive department, independent agencies, and Government-owned or Government-controlled corporations, including their field services.
Jun 8, 1952
This order shall become effective sixty days after the date hereof, and shall supersede Executive Order No. 9636 of October 3, 1945, entitled Observance by Government Agencies of Holidays Falling on Sundays.
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