- In 1945, President Truman proposed a National Healthcare Plan. Occurring at nearly the same time as the start of the NHS and the Canadian System, I wonder what the U.S. would look like if it had passed. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/anniversaries/healthprogram.htm 4 comments politics
- "Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. The time has arrived for action" Harry S. Truman 9/19/1945 http://www.trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=483&st=&st1= 4 comments politics
- The Truman Library's scan of NSC-68, the document that defined American foreign policy for the Cold War. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/korea/large/week2/nsc68_1.htm 6 comments history