The Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman - Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, in Eight Volumes

xxxi, [3], 668; xxxi, [3], 581; xxxi, [3], 613; xxxiii, [3], 1079; xxxiii, [3], 671; xxxvii, [3], 866; xxxviii, [2], 749; xlii, [2], 1334 pp. Grey cloth with gilt titles on blue panels, except the final volume which is grey-blue cloth. Truman's presidential papers, spanning the years 1945-1953. Each volume includes a photographic portrait frontispiece. Truman's administration was significant, so these papers provide an important touchstone to historical events in the United States. Highlights include implementation of the Marshall Plan, establishment of the Truman Doctrine and NATO, the completion of the Manhattan Project and the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and civil rights legislation passed by executive order.