Tuesday, March 24, 2009

To the Point

Truman many times favored short, to the point style when giving speeches. It has been said that Truman was content with just numbers. His 1949 Inagurual address, nicknamed the "Point Four Inaugural" is one example. Below are a few links to speeches that utilized his to-the-point use of numbers.

1949 Inagural (also given below)

"Twenty-One point message.

10 point message sent to Congress--this link describes the message Truman sent to Congress regarding civil rights issues and what the response was to his frank plan.

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