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.
Oct 7, 1951
I AM happy today to take a part in the 50th anniversary celebration of the motion picture theater.
Oct 7, 1951
The great stars of that time, I judge, were-maybe I had better not name them, because some of them wouldn't like to have their ages stated.
Oct 3, 1951
Right here I want to stop and tell you that Central Intelligence had Yale University make a survey, and that survey found--and they had no connection with the Government--that 95 percent of all our information was public property.
Oct 3, 1951
A free press is just as important as the Bill of Rights, and that is what is contained in the Bill of Rights.
Oct 3, 1951
That said proclamation of June 29, 1942, relating to the said trade agreement with the Republic of Peru, shall be terminated in whole on October 7, 1951.
Oct 3, 1951
Citizens who receive military information for publication from responsible officials qualified to judge the relationship of such information to the national security may rightfully assume that it is safe to publish the information.
Oct 3, 1951
The publisher should be just as patriotic as I am, and I wouldn't give it out.
Oct 3, 1951
The recent Executive order on classified information does not in any way alter the right of citizens to publish anything.
Oct 3, 1951
The safety of the country is in your hands just the same as it is in mine.
Oct 2, 1951
Further details cannot be given without adversely affecting our national security interests.
Oct 2, 1951
I am very much interested in peace in the Near East, as I am in every other section of the world.
Oct 2, 1951
There isn't any good reason at all why there shouldn't be peace there, and everywhere else, for that matter.
Oct 2, 1951
I am transmitting herewith the Thirty-second Report to Congress on Lend-Lease Operations, for the period from April 1, 1950, to March 31, 1951, inclusive.
Oct 2, 1951
In preparation for these negotiations, the Secretary of State discussed with me the major points involved and I approved his recommendations.
Oct 2, 1951
It is fantastic the things that can be done there to make living more pleasant for the people who already live there.
Oct 2, 1951
Other lend-lease activities during the period covered by this report include negotiations for settlements with other countries and, also, the management of fiscal, administrative, and policy matters arising from and related to the…
Oct 2, 1951
The major development in lend-lease activities during this period was the resumption on January 15, 1951, of formal across-the-table negotiations with representatives of the U.S.S.R.
Oct 2, 1951
Despite the continued efforts of the United States negotiators to reach a satisfactory settlement, no substantial agreement on several of the major issues has yet been achieved.
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