Marc Gallicchio on Truman and the Transition to a Peacetime Economy

As victory over Germany approached, Truman's economic and military advisors debated whether to begin to divert resources back into civilian production to ease what promised to be a difficult economic reconversion. 

Rosie the Riveters gathered on Labor Day to Honor the Working Women of WWII

"The Rosies and veterans then told stories from the front lines. One Rosie said she was shocked at the idea of wearing pants to work. A veteran recalled being shot down from the sky in northern Italy and receiving notes from Rosies back home full of profanities toward Hitler."

Why Congress Passed the Defense Production Act in 1950

The Cold War-era law went into effect during a time when President Truman felt the nation was unprepared.