President Harry S. Truman addresses Congress for the first time as President after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death on April 12
1945-4-16
President Harry S. Truman addresses Congress for the first time as President after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death on April 12. Richard Harkness analyzes the speech, which promises unconditional surrender, permanent world peace, and a continuity of the progressive liberalism of President Roosevelt.
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