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Deseret News archives: President Truman gave first ever televised address from the White House
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 5, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 5, 1947, in the first ever televised White House address, President Harry S. Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and…