May 28, 1952
The program has been carefully reviewed in order to bring its total cost down to a practicable minimum.
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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May 28, 1952
I cannot agree that this would be a wise or proper way to dispose of these lands and mineral resources of the United States.
May 28, 1952
The papers of Abraham Lincoln were scattered from one end of the country to the other.
May 28, 1952
The vast quantities of oil and gas in the submerged ocean lands belong to the people of all the States.
May 28, 1952
We have not reached the point--and I hope we never reach it--of compulsory arbitration, where we substitute Government dictation of wages and working conditions for collective bargaining.
May 28, 1952
I cannot emphasize too strongly that the main burden of the defense program lies ahead of us.
May 28, 1952
I want to call to the attention of the Senate the serious implications of two of the proposed amendments in this bill--one dealing with the Wage Stabilization Board and the other with the Walsh-Healey Act.
May 27, 1952
I AM in complete sympathy with the people of Romania, and with all the other free countries, who have been placed behind the Iron Curtain.
May 27, 1952
You are going to have our wholehearted cooperation in trying to survive.
May 27, 1952
Your country and several other free countries that are now behind the Iron Curtain have suffered oppression before.
May 27, 1952
It is one of the most outrageous things that has ever happened in the history of the world.
May 27, 1952
The Kremlin cries that we have used germ warfare. There isn't a word of truth in that.
May 27, 1952
The Kremlin bombards the world with cries of peace--peace. And the Kremlin brings on war--war, at every point that she possibly can.
May 27, 1952
I also urge all our citizens to give special thought on Flag Day not only to their many rights and privileges but also to their duties and responsibilities under our national ensign, to the end that we may rededicate ourselves on that day…
May 25, 1952
I am the only person who represents the whole 155 million--the people who haven't any pull or any lobby.
May 25, 1952
This order supersedes Executive Order No. 9337 of April 24, 1943, entitled 'Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior To Withdraw and Reserve Lands of the Public Domain and Other Lands Owned or Controlled by the United States'.
May 25, 1952
The private power companies are spending millions and millions of dollars on their propaganda program.
May 25, 1952
I don't object to the power companies making a profit, but I do object to their skinning the life out of the people.
May 23, 1952
I congratulate this wonderful body of men, and I know that the future of the country is safe when I see such wonderful young men who are willing to pursue a career for the Government of the United States.
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