President Harry S. Truman delivers State of the Union message to Congress

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President Harry S. Truman delivers his State of the Union message to a joint session of Congress. Prime Minister Winston Churchill (upper left-center) holds a text of the speech as he sits in the front row of the balcony. Seated directly in front of the President are members of his cabinet. From left: Labor Secretary Maurice J. Tobin, Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer, Agriculture Secretary Charles Brannan, Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Defense Secretary Robert Lovett, Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

Date(s)

January 9, 1952

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President Harry S. Truman delivers State of the Union message to Congress