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Harry Truman: I want to make it plain that at this year's Army and Navy game I am going to be the guest of the Army, and sit on that…

On the recordNovember 20, 1947
I want to make it plain that at this year's Army and Navy game I am going to be the guest of the Army, and sit on that side all the time.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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