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Truman delivers Democratic National Convention acceptance speech

President Truman formally accepted the Democratic nomination in Philadelphia, presenting his platform and laying out his priorities for domestic reform and foreign policy.

Truman delivers Democratic National Convention acceptance speech

The acceptance speech set the themes and tone of Truman’s 1948 campaign, rallying the Democratic coalition after platform battles and helping define the message that drove his eventual upset victory.

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