Speech of Vice President Harry S. Truman in Jefferson City, Missouri
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OCR Page 1 of 8SPEECH OF HONORABLE HAREY S.
COP
TROMAS
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
JEFFERSON CITY, MSSOURI
MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM
BROADCAST TIME; 8:15 to 8:30 PM C.W.T.
FEBRUARY 22, 1945
As a son of Missouri, I am especially grateful to the people of my
State for giving me this opportunity to come home, I know that apart from
any partisan practices every citizen of Missouri subscribes to the sound
prinicple of our State motto --- "Let the Welfare of the People be the
Supreme Law."
We of Missouri are especially fortunate in our geographical position ---
near the great heart of America.
Situated at the crossroads of the North and the South, as well as of the
East and the West, we have acquired a more tolerant understanding of the
viewpoints --- and problems --- of each section of the country.
National comment tors carefully watch Missouri as a political weather vane.
We are not merely a border State. We are a sort of political barometer,
reflecting the rapid changes in the social climate of America.
With the benefits of our favored position come grave responsibilities.
For every right there is always a corresponding duty.
While we draw upon all sections of the country for the blessings which come
to our State, Missourians have the duty to repay America by being the binding
link between these different sections.
I like to think of our State of Mis souri as situated near the heart of
America, and politically --- like its phsical counterpart
---
just a little
left of center:
TRUMAN
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