
State of the Union Address (1948)
Harry S. Truman, “Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union,” in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1948, The Harry

Harry S. Truman, “Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union,” in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1948, The Harry

Harry S. Truman, “Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union,” in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1947, The Harry

Harry S Truman, “Message to the Congress on the State of the Union and on the Budget for 1947,” in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry

Harry S Truman, “Message to the Congress on the State of the Union and on the Budget for 1947,” in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry

Whereas each employee of the Government of the United States is endowed with a measure of trusteeship over the democratic processes which are the heart and sinew of the United
…In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war. I think most people in this country recognized

Fellow Americans, thank you very much for the opportunity to be with you tonight to discuss a subject which, in my opinion, towers in importance above all others. It is

…This treaty is an expression of the desire of the people of the United States for peace and security, for the continuing opportunity to live and work in freedom. Events

…I believe I speak for all of the people of the United States when I say that disloyal and subversive elements must be removed from the employ of the Government.

THE PRESIDENT. I have an announcement to make. We have appointed an economic survey mission to go to the Philippines as soon as it can make the arrangements. It is