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A Moment in Time: President Harry S. Truman’s Highway Safety Crusade
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2020-06-26
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Abstract:President Harry S. Truman was an avid motorist his whole life. As President (April 1945-January 1953), he remained concerned about the growing traffic safety problem – and with good reason. Fatalities had reached 38,142 in 1941. Any number would be too high, but President Truman took a moment in time, as traffic volumes were returning to peacetime levels, to launch a crusade to save lives.
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