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Eisenhower: The need for effective civil defense planning is still vital to our national welfare.

On the recordSeptember 24, 1953
The need for effective civil defense planning is still vital to our national welfare.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Memorandum Directing Federal Agencies To Participate in a Civil Defense Exercise

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