Acceptance Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President
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OCR Page 1 of 10ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
NOTE: FOR RELEASE
HONORABLE HARRY S. TRUMAN, USS
AFTER BROADCAST
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
9:30 C. W. T.
LAMAR, MISSOURI
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1944
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE, AND FELLOW CITIZENS:
I am deeply honored to have been named as the Democratic Party's
candidate for the Vice-Presidency and accept with humility and a prayer
for guidance that I may perform honorably and well whatever tasks are
laid before me.
Upon being nominated for the office of Vice-President of the United
States, my first wish was to express my appreciation to the members of
the Democratic Party.
I have wanted since then to address my fellow-Americans everywhere,
regardless of party, so that I might offer a statement concerning the
critical times that lie ahead.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is my leader and Commander in Chief. In
the past I have supported the policies formulated by him to protect and
advance the welfare of our nation. I will continue to do so and will
continue my efforts to make certain that those policies are carried out
promptly and efficiently by those entrusted with their administration.
We have long been engaged in a desperate struggle to preserve our
liberties and to safeguard the American way of life. Many of our brave
citizens have given their lives to win for us the certainty of victory,
now assured. All of us now toil and sacrifice to win this most terrible
of all wars. Victory is now in sight. Our courageous well trained and
completely equipped soldiers and sailors are beating down the enemy
wherever he can be found. Their unequaled valor under the greatest KIUMAN, NARA
leadership ever given a fighting force guarantees the victory.
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