Word: trumanism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...come close to destroying altogether Congress' power to commit the country to war, except as a mere formality. The United States was virtually at war, chiefly on Presidential initiative, long before American forces entered either World War on Congressional authorization. The most striking recent instance was, of course, President Truman's decision to send American troops into Korea on the grounds that they were participating in a "police action" to prevent war, not in an act of war itself. No official Congressional authorization was ever given to Truman's actions except for whatever approval was implied in the voting...
Fourteen months ago Admiral Pride was given command of the Seventh Fleet. When he transferred his flag to the Helena, his cabin was one that had once been prepared for President Truman. The walls were painted robin's-egg blue, there was a television set and a spinet. Said Pride: "Goodness gracious, what's going on in this boudoir?" Actually, the spinet was not a bad idea: Pride likes to make music, plays the piccolo, flute, harmonica and ocarina...
...Sight. But considerable progress had been made. In a 1,324-page document drafted by Budget Director Rowland Hughes, the Eisenhower Administration proposed total expenditures of $62.4 billion during fiscal 1956 (beginning next July 1), $1.1 billion less than estimated spending for this year, and $11.9 billion below Harry Truman's final year...
Against these expenditures the President, anticipating growing prosperity, foresaw Government income of $60 billion, an increase of $1 billion over this year. In between is an anticipated deficit of $2.4 billion, approximately one-fourth of the deficit in Harry Truman's last budget. The Government's "cash" budget, which treats trust-fund income, e.g., Social Security funds, as current receipts, is actually expected to show a surplus of $558 million at year...
...APPOINTMENT to fill the seat vacated by Aeronautics Boss Oswald Ryan will go to Harold Jones, 57, a California Republican who served previously on the board under Harry Truman...