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Harry Truman: I want that Taft-Hartley law repealed, and the best way to get it repealed is to elect a Democratic President and a…

On the recordOctober 27, 1948
I want that Taft-Hartley law repealed, and the best way to get it repealed is to elect a Democratic President and a Democratic Congress.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York

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