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369 | Steve Drummond: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win WWII

The Realignment

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The Challenges of the Truman Committee

The Truman Committee looked at the defense industry's problems during World War II. The committee found monopoly, cost overruns and profiteering were key issues. It also had to decide who would get what in a war economy that was dominated by big corporations.

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