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Harry S. Truman signing Mundt-Smith Bill

59-1412
Accession Number
59-1412
8.25x6.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348260529
Keywords
Cold War
Legislation
Legislators
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Signing - Documents - Mundt-Smith Bill; Voice of America
People Pictured
Lovett, Robert A. (Robert Abercrombie), 1895-1986
Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974
Sargeant, Howland H., 1911-1984
Smith, H. Alexander (Howard Alexander), 1880-1966
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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International News Photos

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (seated) signing the Mundt-Smith bill, which provided additional funding for the Voice of American radio network. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: Senator H. Alexander Smith; Walter Lemon, World Wide Broadcasting Foundation; Howland Sargeant, Inter-departmental Committee on Scientific and Cultural Cooperation, State Department; Congressman Karl E. Mundt; and Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett. Same as 68-1290.
Date(s)
January 27, 1948