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Harry Truman: Under desperate circumstances they acquitted themselves nobly.

On the recordJune 30, 1947
Under desperate circumstances they acquitted themselves nobly.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting Bill Providing Benefits to Philippine...

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