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Ryan Jeremy Plowman's class Lee's Summit High School
Truman began the day in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, giving a rear platform speech at 9:40 a.m. In the speech, he made a point of showing that the Democrats represented the people and the Republicans represented special interest groups. Also, Truman made mention of the 80th Congress, which was Republican-dominated and their Taft-Hartley bill. Other stops are as listed below:
Bridgeport, Penn. 9:40 a.m. Reading, Penn. 11:10 a.m. Allentown, Penn. 1:00 p.m. Bethlehem, Penn. 1:40 p.m. Easton, Penn. 2:15 p.m. Elizabeth, NJ 5:10 p.m. Newark, NJ 9:06 p.m. Jersey City, NJ 10:00 p.m.
For more information on the Taft-Hartley Act and Truman's conflict with the 80th Congress, go to:
Chris Jeremy Plowman's class Lee's Summit High School
On this date Truman traveled throughout the Northeast giving speeches.. In many of his speeches, he spoke about the Democratic platform which was in opposition to the Taft-Hartley Act, which limited collective bargaining and the power of workers to negotiate. To learn more about this, go to Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union. January 5, 1949 [As delivered in person before a joint session]
Leigh Jeremy Plowman's class Lee's Summit High School
Truman gave speeches in Bridgeport, Reading, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. He spoke to crowds concerning the Taft-Hartley Act which kept the minimum wage low and prices high. He also spoke about Democrat economic plans to raise the minimum wage and lower high prices in the United States.
1. View political cartoonsabout the Taft-Hartley Act
2. View Truman's 1949 State of the Union Address concerning Democrat economic plans and a higher minimum wage.
3. View Truman's' 1950 State of the Union Address about Democrat
economic plans and a higher minimum wage click
4. View a chronological look at the life of Harry S. Truman and about what he did to raise the minimum wage click
Roger Jeremy Plowman's Class Lee's Summit High School
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