March 12, 1947: President Truman Presents the Truman Doctrine
On this day in 1947, President Truman presented Congress his vision of America’s role in a world threatened by communism. In an effort to prevent Greece and Turkey from falling under communism, Truman urged the U.S. to send those countries economic and military aid.
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Photo: President Harry Truman, April 1945 (Library of Congress).
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