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Harry Truman: The Government of the United States, as represented by the President and the Congress, is doing everything it possibly…

On the recordSeptember 12, 1949
The Government of the United States, as represented by the President and the Congress, is doing everything it possibly can to make the United Nations a going concern for the peace and welfare of the world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at the Joint Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and...

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