Selected Documents from the Public Papers of President Harry S. Truman

Letter to the Chairman, Wage Stabilization Board, Requesting an Investigation of the Labor Dispute in the Steel Industry.
(December 22, 1951)

Statement by the President on the Labor Dispute in the Steel Industry.
(December 22, 1951)

Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Urging Prompt Action on the Emergency Powers Continuation Act.
(April 7, 1952)

Executive Order 10340
(April 8, 1952)

Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Need for Government Operation of the Steel Mills.
(April 8, 1952)
Audio excerpts: Part I - Part II (from the Truman Library)

Special Message to the Congress Reporting on the Situation in the Steel Industry.
(April 9, 1952)

Letter to the President of the Senate Concerning Government Operation of the Nation's Steel Mills.
(April 21, 1952)

Letter to C. S. Jones in Response to Questions on the Steel Situation.
(April 27, 1952)

The President's News Conference
(May 1, 1952)
Audio excerpts: Part I (from the Truman Library)

Telegrams to Industry Leaders and to the Union President Calling a Meeting on the Steel Strike.
(May 2, 1952)

Remarks at a Meeting With Steel industry and Labor Leaders.
(May 3, 1952)

The President's News Conference
(June 5, 1952)

Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency on the Steel Strike.
(June 9, 1952)

Special Message to the Congress on the Steel Strike.
(June 10, 1952)

Statement by the President on the Settlement of the Steel Strike.
(July 24, 1952)