Public Papers
The Public Papers of Harry S. Truman contain most of President Truman's public messages, statements, speeches, and news conference remarks. Documents such as Proclamations, Executive Orders, and similar documents that are published in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, as required by law, are usually not included. The documents within the Public Papers are arranged in chronological order. President Truman delivered the remarks or addresses from Washington, D. C., unless otherwise indicated. The White House in Washington issued statements, messages, and letters unless noted otherwise. (Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1966)
The Public Papers contain items such as the Statement by the President Announcing the Use of the A-Bomb at Hiroshima (August 6, 1945), the Special Message to the Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine (March 12, 1947), the White House Statement Announcing Recognition of the Government of Israel (January 31, 1949), the Statement and Order by the President on Relieving General MacArthur of His Commands (April 11, 1951), and The President's Farewell Address to the American People (January 15, 1953).
July 7, 1951
I HAVE the honor of transmitting to you a resolution adopted by the Congress of the United States with a request that its contents be made known by your government to the people of the Soviet Union.
This resolution expresses the…
May 25, 1950
THE GOVERNMENTS of the United Kingdom, France, and the United States today issued the following Joint Declaration:
"The Governments of the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, having had occasion during the recent Foreign…
June 28, 1946
[Released June 28, 1946. Dated June 17, 1946 ]
My dear Mr. Denny:
The Director of the Budget has called to my attention the noteworthy steps being taken by the Federal Communications Commission in order to cope with its…
July 5, 1949
I HAVE today signed H.R. 4878, "To authorize certain Government printing, binding, and blank-book work elsewhere than at the Government Printing Office if approved by the Joint Committee on Printing." In giving my approval to this measure…
May 29, 1952
[Released May 29, 1952. Dated May 28, 1952]
My dear Mr. Chairman:
I understand that, in the course of recent hearings on the Atomic Energy Commission's 1953 budget, members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations expressed…
July 18, 1947
To the House of Representatives:
I return herewith, without my approval, H.R. 3950, entitled "An Act to reduce individual income tax payments."
The provisions of this bill are identical with those of H.R. I…
June 30, 1948
To the Congress of the United States of America:
I am transmitting herewith the second quarterly report of expenditures and activities under the United States Foreign Aid Program authorized by Public Law 389 of the 80th…
May 25, 1950
DURING the recent meeting in London, the Foreign Ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France had an opportunity to review the security and armaments situation in the Near East and to consider what action their…
June 30, 1948
I HAVE today signed H.R. 6481, the Government Corporation Appropriation Act, 1949.
The failure of the Congress to include in this act the appropriation which I had recommended to permit the Tennessee Valley Authority to begin…
July 7, 1949
THE PRESIDENT. I have no special announcements to make this morning, ladies and gentlemen, but I will try to answer questions.
[1.] Q. Mr. President, Senator Vandenberg, in speaking about the Atlantic Pact in the Senate yesterday,…
September 27, 1945
[ Released September 27, 1945. Dated September 26, 1945 ]
Honorable Thomas E. Dewey
The Governor of the State of New York
Albany, New York
This is to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of September nineteenth with…
June 28, 1946
Dear Chet:
Now that the Senate has taken the legislative action which you forecast in your letter of this date I have no alternative but to accept your resignation as Director of the Office of Economic Stabilization,…
July 18, 1947
Dear Mr.______________:
The rapid development of aviation in recent years has made many of our former concepts out of date. At the same time, there exists a danger that our national security may be jeopardized and our…
May 29, 1952
My dear Mr. President:
I understand that the Senate is beginning debate on S. 2594, amending and extending the Defense Production Act of 1950. I want to call to the attention of the Senate the serious implications of two of the…
July 7, 1951
IT IS a pleasure to be with you this morning. You can understand exactly what I think of the 25th Division when I made your Commanding General the Chief of Staff of the Army--and he is a good one.
You naturally ought to be exceedingly…
September 27, 1945
To the House of Representatives:
I return herewith, without my approval, H.R. 1634, 79th Congress, 1st Session, a bill for the relief of the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The purpose of the measure is to authorize and…
July 9, 1949
[Released July 9, 1949. Dated July 8, 1949]
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I was glad to get your letter of June 30 about the special subcommittee you have appointed to undertake a broad inquiry into the anti-trust laws.
I am whole-…
July 18, 1947
Dear Mr. Norton:
I have read with great interest your letter of June 16, 1947, discussing the present condition of the aircraft manufacturing industry and recommending that I appoint a board of disinterested citizens to study…
May 29, 1952
THE PRESIDENT. [1.] Well, the Navy clock1 was on time this time, so I am on time. [Laughter]
Please be seated.
1 See item 136 [1].
I want to express my appreciation for the attendance of the NATO editors. I…
June 30, 1948
YESTERDAY I signed H.R. 6705, the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1949. I did so only because I had no choice. Since the bill came to me after the Congress had adjourned, a veto would close down the operations of the Department of…
June 29, 1946
THE PRESIDENT of the United States and the Prime Ministers of Great Britain and Canada issued the following statement today:
We announced on May 9, 1946 plans to continue the Combined Food Board until December 31, 1946 because of the…
May 31, 1950
To the Congress of the United States:
I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950, prepared in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949 and effecting reorganizations in the Department of the Treasury. The…
July 9, 1951
Dear Mr. Vice President:
The progress which has been made in the recovery of Europe and in the strengthening of democratic institutions there makes it appropriate at this time to end the status of Germany as an enemy country.…
January 16, 1952
To the Congress of the United States:
The past year has been marked by great gains in our basic economic strength. These gains have enabled us to move forward toward our security objectives with far less strain upon the economy than…
January 17, 1951
To the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies:
There is hereby promulgated, effective immediately, the attached National Manpower Mobilization Policy which I have approved on the recommendation of the National…