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On the recordDecember 23, 1948
I now light the National Community Christmas Tree on the lawn of the White House in Washington.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Radio Remarks on the Occasion of the Lighting of the Community Christmas Tree on the White House Grounds

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