On the recordDecember 25, 1972
He did what had to be done, when it had to be done, and because he did the world today is a better and safer place--and generations to come will be in his debt.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “He did what had to be done, when it had to be done, and because he did the world today is a better and safer place--and…”
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Statement on the Death of Harry S Truman.
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