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Harry Truman: I know that many of you here are educators and teachers, and that you are working night and day to explain to our young…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1952
I know that many of you here are educators and teachers, and that you are working night and day to explain to our young people what our Government stands for and how it works.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address Before the National Conference on Citizenship

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