This collection focuses on the Truman Administration's effort to restructure the United States armed forces, create the Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, and the National Security Council. These efforts worked to revamp the national security bureaucracy after the experiences of World War II.
President Truman's Fight to Unify the Armed Services
Documents
1946
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White House Press Release, Address of President Harry S. Truman at Army Day, April 5, 1946 (NAID: 284838291)
Part of:
- Collection: White House Press Release Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 560197)
- Series: White House Press Releases, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 560198)
- File Unit: April 1946 (NAID: 23812607)
1947
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White House Press Release, State of the Union Message from President Harry S. Truman, January 6, 1947 (NAID: 284839454)
Part of:
- Collection: White House Press Release Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 560197)
- Series: White House Press Releases, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 560198)
- File Unit: January 1947 (NAID: 23812714)