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President Truman's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Need for Government Operation of the Steel Mills

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President Harry S. Truman's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Need for Government Operation of the Steel Mills. Earlier that day the President had signed Executive Order 10340 "Directing the Secretary of Commerce to Take Possession of and Operate the Plants and facilities of Certain Steel Companies" (3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 861). This order was ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court on June 2.

Aerial View of Industrial Area

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Aerial view of an industrial area in New York. There is an unidentified object on the field in the foreground.

Senator Truman, Edsel Ford, Senator Homer Ferguson, and Senator Monrad C. Wallgren

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The Truman Committee investigating the national defense met at the Statler Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, before going to the Willow Run Plant. They conferred with Union officials and Edsel Ford. Left to right: Senator Harry S. Truman, Edsel Ford, Senator Homer Ferguson, and Senator Monrad C. Wallgren. From: Purchased from eBay 6.2014 from Timothy F. Landis.

Interior Secretary Harold Ickes and Senator Truman

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Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (left) today approved a suggestion made before the Senate Defense Committee that the government take over the giant Aluminum Company of America if it obstructs aluminum expansion. Senator Harry S. Truman, Chairman of the Committee to Investigate the National Defense, is at right. From: Purchased on eBay 6/2014, from Timothy F. Landis.

Flood Waters Near Top of Levee

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Flood water from the Missouri River reaches near the top of a levee in Omaha, Nebraska. Behind the levee is the American Smelting and Refining Company building, well below the present water level.

Water Nears Top of Levee

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Flood water from the Missouri River reaches near the top of a levee in Omaha, Nebraska. Behind the levee is the American Smelting and Refining Company building, well below the present water level.

Water Nears Top of Levee

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Flood water from the Missouri River reaches near the top of a levee in Omaha, Nebraska. Behind the levee is the American Smelting and Refining Company building, well below the present water level.

Flood Waters Near the Top of Levee

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Flood water from the Missouri River reaches near the top of a levee in Omaha, Nebraska. Behind the levee is the American Smelting and Refining Company building, well below the present water level.