Harry Truman said "I asked him to stay on until I got more familiar with the situation, and he came up yesterday and told me that he would like to quit within the next month; in fact, not later than July 15." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 31, 1945

I asked him to stay on until I got more familiar with the situation, and he came up yesterday and told me that he would like to quit within the next month; in fact, not later than July 15.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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The President's News Conference

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