1920-1948LABOR UNIONS
LABOR UNIONS. STRIKES. PRESIDENT TRUMAN. THE DEPRESSION.
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1947 STRIKERS RIOT. MICHIGAN STATE POLICE. PICKETERS WITH PLACARDS "WE WANT DEMOCRACY"
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INJURED POLICEMAN CARRIED AWAY
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HARRY TRUMAN TALKS TO THE CAMERA
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1947 LABOR STRIKE. MAN POURS WATER FOR PASSING STRIKERS PICKETERS CARRYING PLACARDS "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NOT ANTI-LABOR LAWS" "GM HIDES BOOKS"
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TRUMAN
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EXTERIOR CAPITOL BUILDING WASHINGTON. CAPITOL DOME
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CONGRESS IN SESSION. TAFT-HARTLEY ACT. MEMBERS APPLAUD MOS.
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TRUMAN
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JOHN L. LEWIS MAKES ANTI-TRUMAN STATEMENT. SOF. MBS MICROPHONE
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TRUMAN
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POV CROSSING A BRIDGE. ARMY TROOPS CROSSING BRIDGE
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SOLDIERS WALK PAST DEAD SOLDIER LYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WWII. GERMAN SOLDIERS SURRENDERING RUNNING WITH THEIR HANDS IN THE AIR. CU YOUNG GERMAN SOLDIER CRYING UNBUTTONS UNIFORM COAT
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CU NAZI FLAG BURNING ON THE GROUND, 1945
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ALLIED SOLDIERS IN EUROPE CROSS BRIDGE
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ARMED SOLDIERS KEEPING PEACE AT UNION STRIKE. MAN BACKS AWAY FROM BAYONET. POLICEMEN CARRY STRIKERS AWAY. POLICEMAN MANHANDLE FEMALE STRIKER. STRIKERS BEING ARRESTED.
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LABOR NEWSLETTER WITH CARICATURE OF JOHN L. LEWIS ON THE FRONT HAND GRABS A COPY. BROOKLYN EAGLE NEXT TO IT. NEWSSTAND
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LABOR STRIKE CIRCA 1945. PICKETERS CARRY PLACARDS.
"RAISE WAGES HOLD PRICES INSURE PROSPERITY" |
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TRUMAN
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LABOR STRIKE, 1945.
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IDLE, OUT OF WORK MEN, MEN ON STRIKE SIT IN URBAN PARK
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TRUMAN
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CHART WITH PENDULUM. EXCESSES OF MANAGEMENT.
PARTNERSHIP. EXCESS OF LABOR. PENDULUM SWINGS. |
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STILL
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SHANTY TOWN. POOR IMMIGRANTS. TENEMENTS. BLACK AND WHITE POOR IN AMERICA. CIRCA 1920s. DEPRESSION
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STILLS. CHILD LABOR. LABOR STRIKES.
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LABOR STRIKE, 1920s. NATIONAL GUARD. POLICEMEN BEATING STRIKERS. MAN HOLDS THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AS HE IS LED INTO PADDY WAGON
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MINERS ENTERING THE MINE WITH ARMED NATIONAL GUARDS.
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COAL MINERS AT WORK IN FILTHY MINE
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POLICE TEAR DOWN WOODEN STRUCTURE. ARMED NATIONAL GUARDS PATROL THE STREETS.
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STILLS OF LABOR LEADERS. JOHN L. LEWIS. ALVAINLI ?SP JOHNSTON. ALEXANDER WHITNEY.
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THE GOLDEN AGE 1920s DANCING LAWN PARTY MEN IN LIGHT SUITS AND WOMEN IN LONG DRESSES.
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 1929. BLACK FRIDAY STOCK MARKET CRASH
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MEN IN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE LOOKING FOR WORK
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CU MAN PICKS UP BOTTLE OF MILK FRONT FRONT STOOP.
HUNGRY MAN STEALS BOTTLE OF MILK |
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UNEMPLOYED MEN ON BREAD LINE. SOUP KITCHEN
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UNEMPLOYED PICKETERS MARCH ON WASHINGTON
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HS SHANTY TOWN SHACKS POVERTY DURING THE DEPRESSION
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1933 FDR GIVES SPEECH "OUR GREATEST PRIMARY TASK IS TO PUT PEOPLE TO WORK" FROM ONLY THING TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF SPEECH
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HS MEN FORM THE LETTERS CCC THEN SPLIT UP AND RUN
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FDR GREETS THE PUBLIC FROM HIS CONVERTABLE. SHAKING HANDS WITH CITIZENS
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NRA WORKERS NATIONAL RECOVERY ACT PLAN BUILDING ROADS
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1935 SENATOR WAGNER LABOR RELATIONS ACT. AUDITORIUM MARQUEES "TODAY CIO MEETING" MEN APPLAUD. UNION MEETING.
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SENATOR ROBERT F. WAGNER, SR. SPEECH SOF. "...SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FREE MEN TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES WETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO BELONG TO A UNION" "THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT IS NOW THE LAW OF THE LAND"
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JOHN L. LEWIS AND OTHER LABOR LEADERS ON BALCONY
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PARADE. FLOAT "JOHN L. LEWIS THANKS TO YOU..."
UNIFORMED UNION MEMBERS MARCH. ANOTHER JOHN L. LEWIS FLOAT |
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SENATE MEETING. JUNIOR SENATOR FROM MISSOURI, HARRY TRUMAN AMONG SENATORS.
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STILLS LABOR LEADERS
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TRUMAN
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CU PENDULUM SWINGS FROM EXCESSES OF MANAGEMENT TO EXCESSES OF LABOR. PENDULUM SWINGING LABOR'S WAY
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CU MONTAGE AMERICAN CITIZENS AT POLITICAL RALLY CIRCA 1941
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EXTERIOR CAPITOL BUILDING WASHINGTON. CAPITOL DOME.
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CROWD RISES TO THEIR FEET AND APPLAUD
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MOUNTED POLICEMEN RACING THROUGH CROWD. RIOT.
STRIKERS. |
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FEET OF STRIKERS PACING
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LONG LINE OF IDLE MEN OUT OF WORK
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TRUMAN
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LOCK OUT. GUARD CLOSES FACTORY GATE CU LOCKING GATE WITH PADLOCK
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AERIAL TIP OF LOWER MANHATTAN PIERS SHIPS IN HARBOR
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FACTORY WORKERS LEAVING FACTORY
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TROOPS ON SHIP DOCKED IN NEW YORK HARBOR. SOLDIERS WAVING COMING HOME AFTER WWII
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BANNER "ACTION AT LAST VETERANS! ROOMS FOR YOU COME AND GET THEM"
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LINE OF MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERING SIGN "PLEASE REGISTER HERE"
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TRUMAN
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LONG LINE OF PICKETERS STRETCH A CITY BLOCK. PLACARDS
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STRIKERS SMASHING FACTORY WINDOWS WITH BASEBALL BATS
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LONG LINE OF STRIKERS A WHOLE CITY BLOCK LONG MEN &
WOMEN BLACK & WHITE. |
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UNIONS ON STRIKE. PARKED TRAINS AND BUSSES
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TRUMAN
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CU PLACARD "TIME HAS COME FOR ACTION" PICKETERS CARRY PLACARDS. STRIKING WORKERS
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MEN HUDDLED AROUND RADIO MEN LISTEN TO RADIO
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FALL, 1945 TRUMAN GIVES A SPEECH SOF "..IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE WE HAVE PUT INDUSTRIAL STRIKES BEHIND US.." LABOR & MANAGEMENT SPEECH
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LABOR LEADER JOHN L. LEWIS,
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CONGRESS IN SESSION CIRCA 1945.
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TRUMAN
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TRUMAN SHAKES HANDS WITH MANAGEMENT LEADER ON ONE SIDE OF HIM AND LABOR LEADER ON THE OTHER
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MONTAGE LABOR LEADERS ALVAINLI ?SP JOHNSTON ALEXANDER WHITNEY JOHN L. LEWIS DOFFS HIS HAT
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TRUMAN
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MINING DISASTER. BLAST. EXPLOSION. MINANGO, WEST VIRGINIA. DEAD MINER CARRIED OUT 1940
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PENNSYLVANIA MINING DISASTER 139 DEAD.
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CHERRY, ILLINOIS MINING DISASTER 59 DEAD. SOMBER WIVES LOOKS ON
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DAWSON, NEW MEXICO MINING DISASTER EXPLOSION 163 DEAD
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CASTLE GATE, UTAH 71 DEAD
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WEST VIRGINIA MINING DISASTER 181 DEAD
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CU JOHN L. LEWIS. CAMERA FLASH AS PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN.
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CU BULLETIN "MONDAY HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED A MEMORIAL DAY FOR MINERS LOST IN NO. 5 MINE EXPLOSION BUSINESS FIRMS WILL BE CLOSED"
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MASS FUNERAL FOR DEAD MINERS. PALLBEARERS CARRY COFFINS AT GRAVEYARD. MOURNERS. PRIESTS.
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TRUMAN
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JOHN L. LEWIS AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO MEET WITH TRUMAN PRESS MEMBERS THERE TO GREET HIM. PHOTO OP.
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CU RAILROAD WHEELS. STEAM LOCOMOTIVE. TRAINS
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ALEXANDER WHITNEY AND ALVAINLEY JOHNSTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN
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MINERS COME UP FROM THE MINES IN MINING CARS. APRIL 1, 1946 MINERS WALKING OUT ON STRIKE. SPRINGDALE MINE.
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MAY 24, 1946 RAILROAD STRIKE RAILROAD WORKERS WALKING OFF THE JOB OUT ON STRIKE. ENGINEER CLIMBS OFF TRAIN LOOKS AT POCKET WATCH. CU IDLE TRAIN WHEELS. SWITCH MAN PULLS LEVER. WORKERS POST SIGN "ALL TRAIN SERVICE TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED
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STRANDED PASSENGERS WITH PILES OF LUGGAGE
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BLACK PORTERS PULLMAN PORTERS ON STRIKE
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TRAIN ENGINEERS WALKING OFF THE JOB
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PAN RAIL YARD FULL OF TRAINS. TRAIN YARD.
TRANSPORTATION STRIKE. COAL CARS FULL. |
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AUTOMOBILE FACTORY EMPTY OF WORKERS ON STRIKE
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TRUMAN
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1946 COAL MINERS WALKING OFF THE JOB
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AERIAL NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS
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CROWD OF PEOPLE LOOKING UP.
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OLD WOMAN WALKS WITH BASKET OF COAL. ANOTHER WOMAN WALKS WITH COAL SACK ACROSS HER SHOULDER.
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TRUMAN
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HS COAL MINING TOWN
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HS PAN EMPTY RAILROAD GONDOLA CARS
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TRUMAN
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MINERS WALK PAST AMERICAN FLAG LOOK UP AT FLAG AS THEY PASS
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CAPITOL BUILDING WASHINGTON CAPITOL DOME
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MAY 25, 1946 TRUMAN SPEAKS TO CONGRESS AGAINST JOHNSTON, WHITNEY AND LEWIS. ASKS THAT CONGRESS ACT IMMEDIATELY TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO DRAFT INTO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ALL WORKERS WHO ARE STRIKING AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. CONGRESSMEN APPLAUD
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TRUMAN RECEIVES WORD FROM THE RAILROAD DURING HIS SPEECH TO CONGRESS THAT THE RAILROAD STRIKE IS OVER.
MORE APPLAUSE. |
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ALEXANDER WHITNEY, PRESIDENT OF BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY TRAINMEN SPEAKS SOF.
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MSG MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MARQUEES "TONITE CIO RALLY MAYOR O'DWYER PHILIP MURRAY". LABOR RALLY. CONVENTION
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STEAM TRAINS STARTING ENGINES RUNNING AGAIN, RAILROAD STRIKE OVER
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STERN LOOKING JOHN L. LEWIS STRIKES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
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TRUMAN
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MUNICIPAL COURT CRIMINAL DIVISION. JOHN L. LEWIS FINED FOR CONTEMPT. AND LEAVING COURTHOUSE. PRESS CAMERAMEN TAKE PHOTOS
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TRUMAN
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JOHN L. LEWIS MAKES SPEECH AGAINST TRUMAN SOF.
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TRUMAN
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LABOR LAW TAFT-HARTLEY ACT. SENATOR ROBERT TAFT ARGUES WITH JOHN L. LEWIS ABOUT LABOR ISSUES.
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SENATOR TAFT GIVES SPEECH ABOUT LABOR UNIONS "..THERE MUST BE NO LEGISLATION ON THE PAIN OF POLITICAL EXECUTION"
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TRUMAN
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LABOR MARCH "NATIONAL MARITIME UNION CIO" BANNER. CU BABY ASLEEP IN STROLLER. BANNERS URGING TO VETO THE TAFT-HARTLEY LABOR BILL.
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN GIVES SPEECH ABOUT WHY HE DID VETO THE BILL
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UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL "LABOR BILL PASSED OVER TRUMAN VETO" WALTER REUTHER, PRESIDENT OF UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS GIVES SPEECH ABOUT THE BILL.
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HUGE CROWD LISTENS TO TRUMAN SPEAK. 1940s CROWD LISTENS TRUMaN SPEECH SOF. INSISTS PEOPLE GO OUT AND VOTE OR THE REPUBLICANS WILL RUIN EVERYTHING. 1948 CAMPAIGN TRAIL
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TRUMAN WRAPS UP THE PROGRAM
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