1949 State of the Union Address

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The 1949 State of the Union Address was President Harry S. Truman’s annual message to Congress in which he outlined his ambitious postwar domestic reform agenda known as the Fair Deal.

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instanceOf State of the Union Address
political speech
author President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
broadcastOn early television
radio
city Washington, D.C.
constitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form: Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1949-01-05
describedAs annual message to Congress
outline of the Fair Deal domestic program
era post–World War II period
focusesOn Fair Deal
followedBy 1950 State of the Union Address
givenBy President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
governmentalFunction report on the state of the nation
governmentBranchAddressed legislative branch of the United States
governmentLevel federal
hasFullTextAvailableAt American Presidency Project
Government Printing Office
surface form: U.S. Government Publishing Office
houseAddressed United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
isPartOfSeries annual presidential messages to Congress
language English
legislativeBodyAddressed United States Congress
location United States Capitol
mainPurpose present legislative program
propose expansion of New Deal–style reforms
mediaType speech
partOf 1949 State of the Union Address self-linksurface differs
surface form: State of the Union addresses

Truman administration
surface form: presidency of Harry S. Truman
politicalContext beginning of Truman’s elected full term
early Cold War
positionHeldBySpeaker President of the United States
precededBy 1949 State of the Union Address self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1948 State of the Union Address
presidentialAdministration Truman administration
relatedPoliticalProgram Fair Deal
speakerParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
timePeriodOfEvent 81st United States Congress
topic civil rights
economic policy
education policy
health care policy
housing policy
labor policy
postwar domestic reform
social welfare policy
year 1949

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Fair Deal announcedIn 1949 State of the Union Address
Point Four Program announcedIn 1949 State of the Union Address
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this entity surface form: State of the Union addresses
1949 State of the Union Address precededBy 1949 State of the Union Address self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1948 State of the Union Address
1950 State of the Union Address follows 1949 State of the Union Address