1950 State of the Union Address

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The 1950 State of the Union Address was U.S. President Harry S. Truman’s annual message to Congress outlining national priorities at the outset of the 1950s, amid early Cold War tensions and domestic policy debates.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf State of the Union Address
political speech
archivedBy National Archives and Records Administration
U.S. Government Publishing Office
broadcastOn radio
city Washington, D.C.
constitutionalBasis Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
country United States
date 1950-01-04
decade 1950s
era early Cold War
executiveOfficeInvolved Executive Office of the President of the United States
followedBy 1951 State of the Union Address
follows 1949 State of the Union Address
genre policy speech
political oratory
givenBy Harry S. Truman
givenByOffice President of the United States
givenTo United States Congress
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
hasAuthor Harry S. Truman
language English
legislativeAudience United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeSession 81st United States Congress
location United States Capitol
medium oral address
written text
partOf Presidency of Harry S. Truman
State of the Union addresses
presidentialAdministration Truman administration
subject Cold War
budget and taxation
civil rights
defense policy
domestic policy
economic policy
foreign policy
labor issues
national security
social welfare
topic economic growth in the United States
federal government programs
international alliances
post–World War II recovery
typeOfEvent annual presidential message
year 1950

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