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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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Sep 30, 1951

I hope you will have a successful meeting here, and that you will consider all these questions and their end results, and then we can get somewhere in public health.

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Sep 30, 1951

IT IS a pleasure to have you come in, because I am, as Mr. Ewing says, very much interested in the public health and welfare of the whole world.

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Sep 30, 1951

We have yet a long way to go, and when we have arrived at the condition which we all hope to arrive at, we must find a way, then, to ease the pressure of population.

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Sep 29, 1951

The Community Chest gives us a chance to make sure our help will really count.

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Sep 29, 1951

The defense job is vital and deserves the support of all of us.

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Sep 29, 1951

That is the heart of the American ideal-people working together, sharing their joys and their sorrows, trying to make the world a better place to live in.

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Sep 29, 1951

We have been taught that it is the highest duty of man to live by the Golden Rule--we acknowledge that each of us is his brother's keeper.

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Sep 29, 1951

The ultimate greatness of a nation can never be measured by its material riches or the strength of its armies.

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Sep 29, 1951

Nothing can ever take the place of the good old-fashioned rule that neighbors should always help each other.

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Sep 27, 1951

He would support Canadian action as second best if an early commencement on the joint development does not prove possible.

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Sep 27, 1951

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby approve such seal as the official seal of the United States Court of Military Appeals.

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Sep 26, 1951

I think they were very well summarized in the communique which was issued by the two of us.

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Sep 26, 1951

All powers duties, and functions conferred upon the President by Title I of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, exclusive of section 4(e) thereof, as amended, shall be administered through the aforesaid Economic Stabilization…

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Sep 26, 1951

The best answer to that is that I have appointed more career men in all the fields than any other President.

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Sep 26, 1951

Yes, I am. I am always hoping for peace everywhere in the world.

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Sep 26, 1951

Yes, there is a very good reason--because we want to get them both constructed.

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