On the recordMarch 2, 1947
International relations have traditionally been compared to a chess game in which each nation tries to outwit and checkmate the other.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “International relations have traditionally been compared to a chess game in which each nation tries to outwit and…”
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Address in Mexico City.
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