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Harry S. Truman

United States · 1884–1972

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Thirty-third president of the United States. The 1947 address to Congress is the public statement of the Truman Doctrine.

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  • Classics · The Avalon Project, Yale Law School

    The Truman Doctrine

    Truman’s 1947 argument that the United States should support free peoples resisting armed minorities and outside pressure.

    March 12, 1947 · 3 min