| Speeches of Harry S. Truman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 294 | |
| Catalog #: | 523585 | |
| Clip Number: | 523585-2 | |
| Orginal Film: | ||
| Timecode: | 01:12:00 - 01:12:38 | |
| Location: | Various | |
| Year Shot: | 1946 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LABOR UNIONS: Strikes LABOR UNIONS: Transportation OCCUPATIONS: Politicians / Statesmen PERSONALITIES: Truman, Harry POLITICS: Public Address (Speech) POLITICS: United States | |
| Description: | May 24th, 1946 Excerpt of Address to the American People on the Railroad Strike Emergency. . Shots of striking rail workers sitting on tracks; shots of railcar loaded with miners coming out of coal mine. President HARRY TRUMAN making national broadcast regarding striking miners and rail workers. "As president of the United States, I am the representative of 140 million people and I cannot stand idly by while they are being caused to suffer by reason of the action of these two men. This is no contest between labor and management. This is a contest between a small group of men and their government." | |
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