White House press release files, 1945-1953.

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White House press release files, 1945-1953.

This set of White House press releases, one of four in the library's holdings, was complied by George Elsey and Eben Ayers in preparation for the anticipated publication of Truman's public papers as a U.S. government series of books. It has been compared with the other three sets of press releases and made as complete as possible.

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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...

Ayers, Eben A., 1890-1977

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Eben A. Ayers was born October 4, 1890, in Watertown, New York. From 1908 to 1918 he worked as a journalist in Watertown, New York, and Elizabeth, New Jersey. From 1918 to 1919 he was a field clerk in the U.S. Army. From 1920 to 1936 he worked as a journalist with the Associated Press in New York City, and was the Associated Press bureau chief in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Boston, Massachusetts. From 1936 to 1939 Ayers was the news editor for the Providence Journal in Providence, Rhode Island....

Elsey, George M., 1918-

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George McKee Elsey (b. 1918) was a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and a staff member in the White House Map Room from 1941 to 1946. He was Assistant to the Special Counsel to the President from 1947 to 1949, and Administrative Assistant to President Truman form 1949 to 1951. Elsey was the Director of the Mutual Security Agency from 1951 to 1953. From the description of Elsey, George M. (George McKee), 1918- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572973 ...

United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)

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