On the recordSeptember 16, 1952
The danger that communism might gain political power here through the ballot box no longer exists.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The danger that communism might gain political power here through the ballot box no longer exists.”
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Address Before the National Conference on Citizenship
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