Inaugural Video Vault: Truman and Eisenhower

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Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009  |  Updated 8:23 PM EDT
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Inaugural Video Vault: Truman and Eisenhower

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A Look Back: Dwight D. Eisenhower's Inaugural Speech

"May cooperation be permitted and be the mutual aim of those who, under the concepts of our Constitution, hold to differing political faiths." -President Eisenhower, 1953

A Look Back: Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Speech

"I accept with humility the honor which the American people have conferred upon me." -President Truman, 1949
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The start of the Cold War.  The military industrial complex.  The golden age of television. 

Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower were the 33rd and 34th presidents of the United States, leading the nation out of WWII and into the age of America as superpower.

Click the clips on the left to take a look back at their inaugural addresses. 

Posted Jul 14, 2009
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