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1950s in the United States | HearLore
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1950s in the United States
McCarthyismOn the 21st of March 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9835 into law. This document required every federal civil-service employee to…
Presidency of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman stood in the White House Cabinet Room on the 12th of April 1945 when Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone administered his oath of office.
Crusade for FreedomFrank Wisner sat in a Washington office during 1948, drafting plans for the Office of Policy Coordination. He sought ways to implement NSC 20/4, a directive…