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Jace Jeremy Plowman's Class Lee's Summit High School
Truman made a speech following General Marshall's return to Paris He addressed a desire to fix world peace, mentioning the development of the U.N., especially in Paris. He also spoke of his worries regarding Soviet development of nuclear weapons. For more information go to "Soviet Intentions and Capabilities", 20 February, 1950. This document addresses an aggressive Soviet policy towards the U.S. Truman advocated in his speech the non-aggressive approach, because any "unilateral" actions may provoke the Communists.
A diary of a White House employee mentions a press leak of a "Vinson Project". The woman heard that the leak was caused by someone in the state department trying to sabotage the President. Read more hints about the secretive "Vinson Project".
This site associates the name Vinson with the atomic bomb. A third article details how Truman's campaign was doomed unless foreign affairs changed. A plan was formed to send a Chief Justice Vinson to meet with Stalin. Though Truman ran into opposition and canceled the mission, the press leak of October 9 was enough to sway opinion against Truman.
Jason Jeremy Plowman's Class Lee's Summit High School
This morning many prominent papers ran a story on Truman's Vinson Project which was to send Chief Justice Vinson to the Soviet Union to show the Russians that Truman meant business when it came to the "atomic problem" This subject is discussed further at link Chronology regarding Truman and the a-bomb from 8/2/45 - 8/10/45 with Smyth report on atomic bomb released, August 6, 1951. (2 pages)
Sarah Jeremy Plowman's Class Lee's Summit North High School
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