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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 4, 1948

We can't let that happen again, and if I have anything to do with it, it won't happen again!

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 4, 1948

If we make this peace what these young men who died believed it would be, they will not have died in vain.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 4, 1948

This time, we must make sure that the tragic events that followed the First World War are not repeated.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 4, 1948

Don't let anybody tell you that there are no more opportunities. There are more and greater opportunities now than ever before in the history of the world.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 4, 1948

In those years of farm depression, farmers could not sell their crops for a decent price, they could not pay for the equipment they needed, they could not provide a decent living for their families.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 4, 1948

We are working heroically and manfully for world peace that will be permanent and that will be lasting.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 2, 1948

As long as fire kills and injures so many people and destroys such vast amounts of property each year, we must all strive for better fire prevention and fire protection.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 2, 1948

We must carry forward the program of education to show our people the constant need for fire prevention in their homes, schools, factories and offices.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 2, 1948

Though this is a final report of the Continuing Committee, I personally feel that our battle against fire and fire hazards has only begun.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 2, 1948

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 206 of the labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (Public Law 101, 80th Congress), I hereby create a Board of Inquiry, consisting of such members as I shall appoint, to…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 2, 1948

I hereby create a board of three members, namely, Grady Lewis, of Washington, D.C., Walter V Schaefer, of Chicago, Illinois, and Curtis W. Roll, of Kokomo, Indiana, to investigate the said disputes.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 31, 1948

The disaster caused by the unprecedented floods in the Pacific Northwest makes it imperative that the full resources of the Federal Government be mobilized immediately to furnish such emergency assistance as can be made available through…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 31, 1948

All Federal agencies will cooperate with state and local governments and relief agencies and render such assistance as may be within the power and authority of the Federal Government.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 27, 1948

I designate the hour beginning at eight o'clock in the evening, Eastern Standard Time, as a period in which all the people of the United States may unite in prayer for a permanent peace.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 27, 1948

I do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe Sunday, May 30, 1948, as Memorial Day by praying to Almighty God, each in accordance with his religious faith, that permanent peace may prevail among men.

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