Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman, Democratic Candidate for Vice President, at Independence, Missouri

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814 Mr Chrmni San. Maybank, Sin Clark i Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentleman: I am very happy to be back home again in Missouri. During the past five weeks, I have been in twenty-five states and in all sections of the country. My travels have given me personal contact with people in the Deep South people on the West Coast people in New England and New York and people in the great Agricul- tural Mid-West. I have found three things to be uppermost in the minds of all Americans just as in the minds and hearts of the people of Missouri. FIRST, is the winning of the War, quickly and completely. SECOND, the winning of the peace so that our children and our children's children will never again be called upon to lay down their lives on the field of battle. THIRD, the reconversion of our vast production facilities now developed for the destruction of our enemies to production for peace Production that will afford freedom and opportunity to not only this generation but to the generations to come. If ever the American people have been brought together in a singleness of purpose it is in their desire to win the war and to win the peace. We are winning the war because the whole nation has done it's part. Miracles of production have been achieved on the farm and in the factory. America has truly 000 become the Arsenal of Democracy. Over 11,000 men have been TRUMAY lo MILLION -1-