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On the recordApril 11, 1949
I want it very clearly understood that on my part there is no celebration on this day.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on the Floor of the Senate on the Fourth Anniversary of the Death of President Roosevelt

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