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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Creator contains "Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-1984"
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Correspondence Between Governor Millard Caldwell and President Harry Truman Regarding Japanese Surrender, 1945

Correspondence Between Governor Millard Caldwell and President Harry Truman Regarding Japanese Surrender, 1945
Date
1945-08
Description
The first document is telegram from Florida Governor Millard F. Caldwell to President Harry Truman informing the president of public opposition to the terms of Japanese surrender and advocating a resumption of the fighting against Japan until the Japanese accepted surrender unconditionally. On August 14, President Truman, in the midst of waiting for the Japanese announcement of surrender, took the time to reply to Governor Caldwell's telegram. Truman told the governor that by the time Caldwell was reading his reply the Japanese would have agreed to surrender.
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Correspondence Between Governor Millard Caldwell and President Harry Truman Regarding Japanese Surrender, 1945

Correspondence Between Governor Millard Caldwell and President Harry Truman Regarding Japanese Surrender, 1945
World War II "V-J Day" Proclamation, 1945

World War II "V-J Day" Proclamation, 1945
Date
1945-08-10
Description
V-J Day proclamation signed by Florida Governor Millard Caldwell proclaiming the 24 hours after the announcement of Japan's surrender during World War II as V-J Day. Governor Caldwell is calling for Floridians to maintain the "solemnity and dignity of the occasion" by avoiding "boisterous conduct." He urged all establishments that dispensed alcohol to close for twenty-four hours following the announcement of the surrender.
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World War II "V-J Day" Proclamation, 1945

World War II "V-J Day" Proclamation, 1945
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s576_b074_f08_x01Correspondence Between Governor Millard Caldwell and President Harry Truman Regarding Japanese Surrender, 1945TextWorld War, 1939-1945
World War II
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s13_v015_309World War II "V-J Day" Proclamation, 1945TextWorld War, 1939-1945
World War II
V-J Day, 1945		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s13_v015_309.jpg