On the recordJuly 4, 1951
I have told them many a time that I would much rather have that Congressional Medal of Honor than to be President of the United States.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I have told them many a time that I would much rather have that Congressional Medal of Honor than to be President of the…”
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Remarks Upon Presenting Congressional Medals of Honor to Capt. Raymond Harvey, Capt. Lewis L. Millett, M. Sgt. Stanley T....
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Dec 10, 1952
It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.
Dec 10, 1952
Of course I would. I wouldn't be discourteous to anybody. I never have been.
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