Insert Draft for speech of Senator Harry S. Truman to the Graduating Class at Gunston Hall, Washington D.C.

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Insert #1 ARCHIVES THATIONAL AND and eval neckoning of a human life, fut it is only an Fifty years - that is a loss time in the instant in the history of the could. In may 1892 another great governor of New York was preparing to run for President of the unitted States on the Demacratic Ticket for the third ties; and later in the year was to he elected. The world map was somewhat different from what it is how and more it changes every day. The posserful german Empire was allied with the great Bustho - Hungarian Empire and the Hing doia of Italy and the Russia of the Gan to maintain the talance against the British Empire, the Republic of France of possio The United States was notesea considered or consulted in world affairs President Cleseland Maintain the thounse Noctrial in Southlegenia had to thesea fea yar against great Butaia to There year no automotiles, no airplanes, no radio. Thirty miles was a days journey by house and Large parts of africa, South acheica and the Polar luggy. Telephones were just beginning to he used. Regional mere unknown and unexplored The german Empire of 1892 is no more Rusia and the Haps fung Eupire is as dead as aucient afthe Gays is something you read of in history oft