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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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “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…”
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