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    "title": "Longhand Note of President Harry S. Truman",
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        "President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)",
        "Longhand Notes Files"
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    "subjects": [
        "Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969",
        "Whitney, Alexander F. (Alexander Fell), 1873-1949",
        "Green, William, 1872-1952",
        "Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970",
        "Johnston, Alvanley, 1875-1951",
        "Forrestal, James, 1892-1949",
        "Murray, Philip, 1886-1952",
        "Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945",
        "Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962",
        "Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977",
        "Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999",
        "Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948",
        "Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960",
        "Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998",
        "Labor disputes",
        "Strikes and lockouts",
        "Labor leaders",
        "Cabinet officers",
        "Labor unions"
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    "ocrText": "Justin sags- -\nan offer ofthy 500, 000 to\nJohn of Rockefeller made\nbuy land along East Risa\nfor United Nations\n12-11-\nTREMAN\n\"NATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nTHE WHITE house\nRECURDS\nLIBRARY\nWASHINGTON\nF.S. GOVERN WENT\nSERVICE\nLewis called a coals stii ke in\nthe spring of 1946. For no good\nreason. He Ca lled it after agreeing\ncalling it. at least he told John\nto carry on negotiations without\nSteelman to tell me then would\nhe no stike. He called one on the\nold gag that the miners do notuck\nwhen they have no contract\nafter proloaged hego tiation Ide-\ncided to execise the powers un -\ndei the second you power actand\ntake ose the mines. after they new\ntaken are a he -\ngotiated befween the Secre tary of the\nInterial, the Keng and Johah Lasis.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nHARRY & ARCHIVES \"NATIONAL TRUMAM AND LIBRAT\nRECORDS\nThe contract WASHINGTON Mas signed E.S. in\nSERVICE\" GOVERN WENT\nmy office on the 5th of they and Mr.\nit was his hest contract and\nLeins stated for the mores that\nwould not he hoken during the\ntime of Government controlo of the\nmines. along in September and October\n1946 then aroce some minor dis-\nputer between the Solid\nistrater and the Leisn Nothing of\nvital importance- purely details\nof in terpectation of the contract\nwith regard to coal neights on which\nthe new welfare fund is hased\nand some a other small details\nthat could have feen settled\nTHE WHITE house\nAGENT & ARCHIVES AND TRUMAN TRAIT\nRECORDS SERVICE\"\neasily by a WASHINGTON half hour diseassion. .\nBut the Lemis manted to he seoce\nthat the President rould he in\nthe mostern familing postion\npossible for the Congrescional el-\nections on Nov. L. So he sensed\na\nnotice on the first day of November\nthat the would Consider his Co2-\ntrant at an end on a certain\ndate. which Mas, in effect calling\na strike or that date. He called\nhis stike by a subtrafuge inorder\nSmith Connell act Bathill he\nto assid prosecution under the\ntook place Ress. as planned\nh the Lemis H lasted sereateen\nfor the first time in his life\ndays and then Inc. Leeris decided\nTHE WHITE house\nBARRY & ARCHIVES A NATIONAL AND TRUMAN LIBERTY\nSERVICE\"\nthat he had WASHINGTON arence had U.S. STATE him-\nself He is a Hitler at heart,\ntraitor his pet. In 1942 he should\na dechigoque in a toa and a\nhase feen haged for treason\nideal in Haly under the queat\nIn Germany united under Hitler, his\nnow he would have been\ncastor oil given or in Ruslia\nest country on earth could\n\"elivinated\" Only in the great-\nhe operate and hase the support\nof such hair less Hoaders as\nMurray and green, Whitery\nand Johnson\nme to % when he called his\nThere was only one thing for\nTHE WHITE house\nBARRY 4 ARCHIVESAND TROMAN LIBERTY\nRECORDS\nstrike by induction WASHINGTON U.S. andthat\nSERVICE\" GOVERNMENT\nMas to take him to a cleaning.\nsituation with\nthe secretaries in the White House\nthe fake strike calland informed\nat the morning meeting after\nfinish at the Cafinet mething\nthen that it Mas a fight tothe\non Friday before the election the\nto take such legal steps as yould\nAttorney instructed\nprotect the government Dis\ncussioas there held with all\nthe Cafinet and special meetings\nhere called at which the Solid\nFuel administrator, the King,\nBARRY & NATIONAL TRUMAN LIMITED\nTHE WHITE house\nS.\nARGHIVES & SERVICE SUVERNMENT\nthe Secretary WASHINGTON of Loboc, In\nSchueller fa ch, the attorney\ngeneral, the Clark, the Special\nCouncelor to the President he\nCliffor and the Speciallasis\ntant to the President, D.John\nStechaa Mere present.\nThe instructions the a\nfight to the finish, by they\nlegal sheaks asailable and\nin the end to open the wines\nfy force if that fearne we-\ncessary. the Leins Mas bauledinto\nTHE white house\nBERRY . ARCHIVES AND RECORDS TRUMAN LEXUIT\nWASHINGTON\nU.S.\nQUYERNMENT\nFederal Count. fined No mean\nMas started to enforce the\nsum for conterapt action\ncontra A and I had prepared\nan address to the country to\nhe deliveredon Sunday esening\nDec annisersary of\nday afternoon Dec Tat 3P.M.\nAt. Lusis folded up on Saten-\nHE is, ar all fullie, are, as\nyellow as a dog poundpup.\nwhen the tune is not to\nHe cannot lace the mucic\nhis liking. On the postenber\nTHE WHITE house\nHARRY ARCHIVES \"NATIONAL THOMAN CORDS AND\nshell five hid WASHINGTON crack U.S. up.\nSERVICE\" BOYERNENT\nBut he can direct the\nmunder, a essault and fattery\ngoon squads as long as he\ndoes n if have to face them\nHe tired to see get into\nCommunication with me\nwhile I has taking a sua\ntreatment a + key West for\na cold. He tried to take to\nproa ch the Secretary of the\nDr Steehaa, he tired to ap-\nNary the Forestal; he thied to\ngettin touch with the See,\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\non the this ht before the fold\nretary of the rhang WASHINGTON Lotor\nform d no pipe has to the\nup. For his first time he\nWhite House. I had a pully\nloyal team and that team\nwhippeda damned traitor.\nTRUMAN\nEREMY & y.S. ARCHIVES DS ATIONAL LIBRATT SEAT"
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