| President Truman: Says Family Unit is Basis of Government | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1535 |
| Catalog #: | 361137 | |
| Clip Number: | 361137-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 021-141-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:41:10 - 00:42:27 | |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DOMESTIC LIFE: Family Life GOVERNMENT: United States LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Truman, Harry | |
| Description: | Jumpy, flashing, out of focus in contrast and imagery Speaking before the National Conference of Family Life, the President says the problems requiring solutions include housing, health and social security, and sees the family unit as the basis for all government. President Harry Truman Addresses The People - Family Unit and the Government "We are interested in the security and the welfare of the family because that’s the fundamental unit on which all governments are formed. Governments are formed for a purpose of being a service to the family as a unit, in our conception of what government ought to be. For that reason the welfare and security of the family is vital to every government in the world. We're short of housing. We're studying health programs we're working on an expansion of social security. All those things have their baring upon the family and upon the government of the United States. Upon your government. It is absolutely essential that we solve these problems just as our ancestors solved them." | |
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