Word: trumans
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Harry Truman sat down at his desk with seven pens clutched in his left fist and, using them one after the other, painstakingly finished his signature on the National Security bill. After he had handed out the pens as souvenirs to the congressional leaders and service brass gathered about him, the President hailed the new law as "a major step toward more responsible and efficient administration of the military affairs of the nation...
Socially, the President of the Philippines had his fill. In the U.S. for a five-day flying visit, President Elpidio ("Pidi-ong") Quirino was met at National Airport by Harry Truman and a 21-gun salute. He spent a night at Blair House, addressed the House and Senate, whirled through Washington cocktail parties into a ticker-tape welcome in New York, where he lunched with Cardinal Spellman and picked up an honorary doctorate from Fordham. Said he of steaming Manhattan: "The weather ... is very poor...
Politically, Quirino smilingly settled for a bland White House communiqué assuring the world that he and Truman had "discussed measures for the reinforcement and development of Philippine economy." The State Department showed only polite interest in Quirino's murmuring about a Pacific Union against Communism...
Hearts & Flowers. Last week the A.M.A. avoided the basic issue of equality, but wooed the N.M.A. with posies and honeyed words. The A.M.A. wanted support in its fight against President Truman's national health program (TIME...
...This action," he declared, "will serve notice to the socializers who are attempting to besmirch American medicine for purposes of political gain that medicine recognizes no boundaries." Dr. Murray, it developed, is a firm opponent of Harry Truman's health program...