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President Harry S. Truman's 304th news conference, held in the Indian Treaty Room (Room 474) in the Executive Office Building at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 1952. Questions discussed include: Truman's presence at the Missouri State Democratic Convention in Jefferson City; the copper problem in Chile; whether Truman will attend the dedication of the TVA steam plant in Alabama; the 1951 presidential nomination for the Democratic party; the New York Democratic Party's loan problems; the United Nations role in Korea; the condition of U.S. military prisoners at Koje prison (Korea) and the President's comments on Bernard Baruch's statement concerning Korea; Chancellor Leopold Figl of Austria's visit; the President's response to Governor Thomas E. Dewey's comments that the Truman administration rigged farm prices in 1948; Truman's definition of his "Fair Deal" program: "...it's a fair deal for everybody. Every section of the economy has had a fair deal since I have been President." Names mentioned include: James T. Blair; President James Garfield; President Rutherford B. Hayes; Robert E. Jones; W. Averell Harriman, and President Woodrow Wilson.