Truman decided to run for a full term, he faced a major split in the Democratic Party. He had asked for an end to Jim Crow laws, which maintained segregation in the South. He also proposed laws to punish those responsible for lynching, protecting the voting rights of blacks, and a fair employment practices commission to end job discrimination. These things angered Southern Democrats. When Northern Democrats entered these things into the Party platform, a group of Southerners left the party and formed the States' Rights Democrats, or Dixiecrats. Others left to form the Progressive Party, and some influential Democrats thought victory would be possible only if the popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower could be drafted. Truman received the Democratic Party nomination, and beat Republican candidate Dewey by over two million votes. Truman wanted collective defense against Communist aggression, the answer to this was N.A.T.O. It's purpose was to enhance the stability, well-being, and freedom of its members by means of a system of collective security. Congress ratified it, and Eisenhower was put in charge.

In my opinion, President Harry S. Truman did a perfectly adequate job during his term. Despite the frequent rejections by Congress, head dressed all his problems in a responsible and appropriate manner, and got the job done. Because he was able to solve the conflicts he was faced with and worked in the best interest of the United States, I believe that he was definitely the right person for the job. I would have voted for Truman when he ran for re-election, because he did good work following the death of F.D.R.

Congress debated Truman's Point Four, which requested aid to underdeveloped countries, before it was approved. By offering technical and scientific aid to those who requested it, Point Four helped reduce famine, disease, and the economic hardships of thirty-five African and Asian nations. Labeled the “Fair Deal,” Truman's program included aid to education, a minimum wage increase, extended unemployment compensation, public and private housing, increased farm income, a plan for national health insurance, increased Social Security, and a program to guarantee equal job opportunities regardless of race or religion. (Collins, 1988, p. 77). His requests to have the Taft-Hartley Act repealed, his plans for agricultural stabilization, for construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, and for the creation of public hydroelectric companies in the Missouri Valley and Columbia Valley and his civil rights proposals were rejected. But, the civil rights section of the Justice Department was strengthened, and he appointed blacks to a few high offices.

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