Executive Order 9835 Establishes Federal Loyalty Program - 5 Million Screened, Guilt Presumed
President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9835 on March 21, 1947, nine days after announcing the Truman Doctrine, establishing the first general loyalty program in United States history designed to root out Communist influence in the federal government. The order mandates loyalty …
Harry S. Truman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Civil Service Commission
House Un-American Activities Committee
civil-liberties
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