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Lay, James S. (James Selden) 1911- 1987

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Photograph of Harry S. Truman in 1947

Truman, Harry S.

1884- 1972

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

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Soviet Union

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Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

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Truman with Attlee and Stalin at Potsdam

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Photograph of 38th parallel crossing during Korean War

Korean War, 1950-1953

Photograph of Kim Il Sung in Moscow, March 1949

Korean War Origins, 1945-1950

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April 14, 1950	National Security Council Report, NSC 68, 'United States Objectives and Programs for National Security' On US national security policy at the beginning of the Cold War. Includes an assessment of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as US and Soviet nuclear weapons capabilities.
September 9, 1950	National Security Council Report, NSC 81/1, "United States Courses of Action with Respect to Korea" The National Security Council reports to President Truman on possible US courses of action in resposne to the North Korean invasion of South Korea.

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