What we are doing in Korea is this: we are trying to prevent a third world war.

Harry Truman

Explaining why he had fired General Douglas MacArthur.

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Korean War Cold War

Speaker

Harry Truman

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. "Report to the American People on Korea." 11 Apr. 1951, Washington, DC, USA.

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Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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