Authors: Harry S. Truman

1945–1989

The President’s Duties

The President’s Duties. By the Constitution, he is the Executive of the Government. By the Constitution, he is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. By the Constitution, he

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1945–1989

Farewell Address (1953)

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1952-1953 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966), 1197-1202. Available at https://goo.gl/tMr2BL. My fellow Americans: I am

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1945–1989

Whistlestop Speech

Governor Turner, ladies and gentlemen of Oklahoma, and fellow Democrats: It certainly is a pleasure to me to start my trip in Oklahoma in this great Democratic stronghold known as the

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1945–1989

Address in Harlem

Dr. Johnson, and members of the Ministerial Alliance which has given me this award: I am exceedingly grateful for it. I hope I shall always deserve it. This, in my

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