May 23, 1952
They also must have the ability to persuade people to do what they do not want to do and like it.
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 23, 1952
The Battle of Midway was the decisive turning point of the Pacific war.
May 23, 1952
I am anxious to know just what these young men are doing, and what they are thinking about.
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.
May 7, 1952
We have not yet considered it because we haven't come to that point yet.
May 7, 1952
There is always the chance of both, and we have to guard against both, and that is the reason we have these powers to meet the situation.
May 7, 1952
I am for a two-party system, and I will do everything I possibly can to make the two-party system work.
May 6, 1952
It is my personal wish, and that of Acting Defense Mobilizer Steelman, that you occupy the Defense Production Administration post simultaneously with the position you now occupy as Administrator of the National Production Authority in the…
May 6, 1952
Dear Mr. Fowler: I am pleased to know, from your conversation with Acting Defense Mobilizer Steelman, of your willingness to assume the post of Administrator of the Defense Production Administration effective June 1, 1952, succeeding Mr…
May 5, 1952
They are trying to choke the Executive Office to death, and they are about to ruin our national defense program.
May 5, 1952
The Democrats tried again and again in both the Senate and the House to get the bill through, but they were blocked at every turn of the road by the Republicans.
May 5, 1952
The real estate lobby took a good licking, for once, and you people here had a lot to do with it.
May 5, 1952
If everybody had a viewpoint about public interest and the welfare of the people similar to yours, it would be wonderful--what a really great happy country we could have.
May 5, 1952
I called them back into session on Turnip Day, July 26th, to see if they meant what they said in their Philadelphia platform.
May 4, 1952
We can and we should provide a businesslike system of insurance to finance the restoration of such losses.
May 4, 1952
I strongly believe that legislation along these lines is most urgently needed.
May 4, 1952
Insurance is especially important under present circumstances when our system of protection against floods is so incomplete.
May 4, 1952
At present, insurance against flood damage is virtually unobtainable from private insurance companies.
May 2, 1952
I have said many times that the idea of Government operation of the steel plants is thoroughly distasteful to me.
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