Transcript of the America United Radio Forum on "The Next Four Years"
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OCR Page 1 of 8AMERICA UNITED
NBC - VRC
1:15 to 1:30 PM,EWT.
Jan.28,1945
For Release in Monday A.M. Papers, Jan, 29, 1945
ANNOUNCER
America United! United to win the war and the peace
!
The National Broadcasting Company and its affiliated
independent stations make their facilities available
for another in the series of weekly forum programs
designed to unite the workers, the farmers and the
employers of the nation with their Government for the
solution of the basic problems of the present and
postwar future,
MR. BANGHART
This is Kenneth Banghart in Washington, D.C.
Today the American Federation of Labor presents a
distinguished guest, the Honorable Harry S. Truman,
Vice President of the United States. His topic will
be "What Americans 6an Look Forward to in the Next Four
Years. 11 Joining in the discussion with him later will
be the America United Panel, which today consists of
Mr. William Green, President of the American Federation
of Labor; Mr. Eric Johnston, President of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. James G. Patton,
President of the National Farmers Union. And now,
for a brief opening statement, here is Vice President
Truman:
MR, TRUMAN
I am especially delighted to be on a radio program
entitled "America United". Those two words hold the
key to our future peace and prosperity. The only
real danger to our national security, in peace as well
as in war, lies in the possibility of disunity. As
long as we Americans stay united, and preserve our
cherished democratic ideals, we need fear no future.
Our mighty nation was built by faith and hard work.
RAUMAND
These simple virtues will surely keep America sound
and strong in the years to come.
According to the announced program, I believe I am
supposed to inform Americans what they may expect during
the next four years. Now, that is really a large order
to be delivered in a few minutes on the air! With
rapid world-wide changes constantly taking place, I
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