Truman urges universities to train public leaders at Princeton
President Truman receives an honorary doctor of laws from Princeton. He calls for universities to provide broad training, cross-disciplinary leadership, and universal military training to prepare citizens for government service. He notes shortages of capable administrators, and urges salary reforms and joint government-university programs to build effective administration and national security.
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Convocation for World Peace Advocates Universal Training
A speech argues universal military training as the most democratic and economical way to maintain strength without burdening the economy. It emphasizes training’s health and character benefits, democratic living, and the aim of prevention over war, urging educational institutions to lead in constructing defenses of peace through global cooperation and intellectual solidarity.
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