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

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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 Truman executive orders, information about the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and Truman's firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

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election of 1948, american memory: today in history: harry s. truman, dixiecrats, fair deal, gen. douglas macarthur, marshall plan, truman's domestic policies, integration of the armed services, presidency of harry s. truman
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)