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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: President's Special News Conference on Coal Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1946, as the United States was recovering from World War II, coal miners struck. Read the transcript of a news conference President Harry Truman held to address this pressing economic issure.
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Curated OER

History Matters: "The Ruins of Their Postwar Dream Homes"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read testimony before Congress advocating for passage of the Housing Act of 1949 which would increase the availability of public housing after World War II in order to ease the shortage of housing, which drove up rents.
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Politics in the Atomic Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Oregon State online exhibit on Atomic Energy and Nuclear History features discussion and primary source material on the politics of the Atomic Age, citizen reaction and the Atomic Energy Act of 1946.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: Truman Announces Fair Deal Program January 5, 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
President Harry S. Truman presented his ideas for a Fair Deal in his State of the Union address in 1949. Read about his plans for extending the progressive legislation that had its start in Roosevelt's New Deal. Find out what passed,...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Civil Rights Speech, 1948

For Students 9th - 10th
One month after his State of the Union address in 1948, President Truman spelled out specifically his ten objectives for improving civil rights in the United States. Read his speech here.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: January 5: Harry S. Truman

For Students 9th - 10th
Find President Truman's State of the Union message on January 5, 1949, after his stunning victory over Thomas Dewey in November 1948, where he outlines his plans for a "Fair Deal" for Americans. In addition, there are links to other...
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Harry S. Truman: State of the Union Message, 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
After Harry S. Truman's astounding election, his annual State of the Union message outlined his primary domestic policy which he called the Fair Deal. Read his speech to see what he felt were the greatest problems facing the United...
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Signing the Housing Act of 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
President Truman issued a statement upon his signing of the Housing Act of 1949 supporting the act and explaining its importance to the peacetime economy.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Fair Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this essay which explains the parts of Harry S. Truman's domestic policies, called the Fair Deal. Find out about the successes and failures of this program.
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US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: President Harry Truman's Fair Deal Proposal

For Students 9th - 10th
In President Truman's State of the Union message to Congress in 1949, he outlined his Fair Deal policy. Read about what he had in mind, and find out what was passed into law.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Domestic Challenges

For Students 5th - 8th
The American soldiers returning from World War I had a huge impact on the economy. Read about President Truman's domestic policies and find out about the surprise of the election of 1948.