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jan 1, 1949 - The Fair Deal

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- He urged Congress to enact national health insurance, federal aid to education, civil rights legislation, funds for public housing, and a new farm program. Conservatives in the Congress block most of the reforms. Fair Deal was defeated for:
- Truman's political conflicts with Congress
- Pressing foreign policy concerns the Cold War

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Date:

jan 1, 1949
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~ 77 years ago