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Harry Truman: The heaviest burdens, the hardest part of the job lie ahead.

On the recordJuly 3, 1951
The heaviest burdens, the hardest part of the job lie ahead.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the President of the Senate on the Continued Need for Effective Price, Wage, and Production Controls.

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