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

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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 States, and his ideas for how to address them.

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housing shortage, fair deal, president harry s. truman, taft-hartley act, truman's domestic policies, wagner act

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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