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Harry Truman: “May he live long and happily, and be prosperous as the President of the Philippines.”

On the recordAugust 8, 1949
May he live long and happily, and be prosperous as the President of the Philippines.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Toasts of the President and President Quirino at a Dinner in Honor of President Truman

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