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President Truman Cautions Joint Session Against Inflation

92-15
Accession Number
92-15
6.5 x 9
Black & White
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NAID 346168449
Keywords
Legislators
Portraits
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Truman - Addresses - Congress - 80th - 1947; Truman - Portraits - Wire Photos
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Associated Press

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Description
Three-in-one photo of President Harry S. Truman, who speaks with emphasis (left), purses his lips (center), and drinks from a glass of water (right) as he addresses a Joint Session of the Senate and House. Asking for powers to fight inflation he cautioned: "If we fail to prepare and disaster results, we shall have gambled with our national safety and lost." From: Houston Post.
Date(s)
November 17, 1947