Bill Clinton: “Fifty years ago today, on the deck of the aircraft carrier Missouri in…”

On the recordSeptember 1, 1995

Fifty years ago today, on the deck of the aircraft carrier Missouri in Tokyo Bay, freedom finally prevailed.

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Remarks at the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu

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Bill Clinton: “Fifty years ago today, on the deck of the aircraft carrier Missouri in Tokyo Bay, freedom finally prevailed.”