On the recordDecember 14, 1952
We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they still have meaning for us.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they…”
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Address at the National Archives Dedicating the New Shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the...
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