General file, 1945-1953.

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General file, 1945-1953.

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Composed of materials not considered by the White House Central Files unit to be important enough to be classified by subject or name and filed in the official file or the president's personal file. The general file also contains cross-references by name and organization to correspondence filed in the official file and president's personal file and to correspondence that was referred to other agencies and departments for response. The general file serves as an index, primarily by name, to most ot the materials received by the White House Central Files unit, and in particular to all the documents that were filed in the official file and the president's personal file.

1391 linear ft.

Harry S. Truman Library

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Harry S. Truman Library

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

United States. Office of the White House Central Files

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United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)

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