October 7, 1948

President Truman went to Bridgeport, Reading, and Allentown Pennsylvania. The speeches he gave mainly focused on the poor job the Republican Congress was doing. He attacked the Congress saying that they were controlled by special interest. His main points in his speeches were keeping prices down, a higher minimum wage and government housing. Also, in Reading, he was made an honorary firefighter. To see a map of the United States with some of the days in which President Truman made stops go to Campaign Map

Ryan Jeremy Plowman's class Lee's Summit High School

Truman began the day in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, giving a rear platform speech at 9:40 a.m. In the speech, he made a point of showing that the Democrats represented the people and the Republicans represented special interest groups. Also, Truman made mention of the 80th Congress, which was Republican-dominated and their Taft-Hartley bill. Other stops are as listed below:

Bridgeport, Penn. 9:40 a.m. Reading, Penn. 11:10 a.m. Allentown, Penn. 1:00 p.m. Bethlehem, Penn. 1:40 p.m. Easton, Penn. 2:15 p.m. Elizabeth, NJ 5:10 p.m. Newark, NJ 9:06 p.m. Jersey City, NJ 10:00 p.m.

For more information on the Taft-Hartley Act and Truman's conflict with the 80th Congress, go to:

The Documentary History of the Truman Presidency: Volume 9, The Debate over Labor Policy: President Truman's Battle with Congress over passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, January-June 1947

Chris Jeremy Plowman's class Lee's Summit High School

On this date Truman traveled throughout the Northeast giving speeches.. In many of his speeches, he spoke about the Democratic platform which was in opposition to the Taft-Hartley Act, which limited collective bargaining and the power of workers to negotiate. To learn more about this, go to Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union. January 5, 1949 [As delivered in person before a joint session]

Leigh Jeremy Plowman's class Lee's Summit High School

Truman gave speeches in Bridgeport, Reading, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. He spoke to crowds concerning the Taft-Hartley Act which kept the minimum wage low and prices high. He also spoke about Democrat economic plans to raise the minimum wage and lower high prices in the United States.

1. View political cartoonsabout the Taft-Hartley Act

2. View Truman's 1949 State of the Union Address concerning Democrat economic plans and a higher minimum wage.

3. View Truman's' 1950 State of the Union Address about Democrat

economic plans and a higher minimum wage click

4. View a chronological look at the life of Harry S. Truman and about what he did to raise the minimum wage click

Roger Jeremy Plowman's Class Lee's Summit High School