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President Harry S. Truman's address in Chicago Stadium. The President spoke at 9:04 p.m. During his address he referred to former Governor Henry Hornet, Democratic candidate for Governor Adlai E. Stevenson, and Democratic candidate for Senator Paul H. Douglas, all of Illinois. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. This recording ends abruptly after 18 minutes, with Mr. Truman saying "I want you to join me in this crusade." The broadcast of President Truman's speech was cut off about 90 seconds before the end on orders of the Democratic National Committee, which sponsored the program. Truman was not able to end the speech in the allotted time and as a political candidate (and not President) he was subject to strict time rules.