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President Harry S. Truman, wearing a tuxedo, speaks from the lectern during the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner hosted by the Democratic National Committee at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. After going through the record of Democrats in office for the previous 20 years, Truman surprised the crowd with his announcement that he would not seek his party's nomination for re-election. From: Houston Post.