Truman, Harry S. “Special Message to the Congress Urging Extension of Curbs on Grain Used in Production of Ethyl Alcohol.” January 29, 1948. Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum.
Explains the industry's 60-day voluntary shutdown beginning at midnight October 25, 1947, and the unsuccessful effort to negotiate a continuing voluntary program.
Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress Urging Extension of Curbs on Grain Used in Production of Ethyl Alcohol,” January 29, 1948, section discussing the voluntary shutdown.
Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress Urging Extension of Curbs on Grain Used in Production of Ethyl Alcohol,” January 29, 1948, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum, voluntary-shutdown section.
Mandatory-control recommendation
Voluntary shutdown and industry negotiations
Truman, “Special Message Urging Extension,” voluntary-shutdown section.
Voluntary shutdown, December negotiations, and move to mandatory controls
Verified against the complete Truman Library transcription. A separate January 31 statement describes the period as October 24–December 24; the one-day boundary discrepancy is preserved in the claim and event.
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