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Teaching American History: Speech on Veto of the Mc Carran Internal Security Act

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Read this impassioned speech given by President Harry S. Truman in which he gave his justification for vetoing the McCarran Internal Security Act, claiming that it would help Communists rather than root them out, as the act intended.

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freedom of expression, presidential veto, mccarran internal security act, president harry truman, anti-communist legislation
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)