oct 23, 1945 - Address to Joint Session of Congress on Universal Military Training. Argues for universal military training—a draft—although he does not used that word. “The backbone of our military force should be the trained citizen who is first and foremost a civilian, and who becomes a soldier or a sailor only in time of danger--and only when Congress considers it necessary.” See below 06/24/1948 Selective Service Act
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