On the recordJune 7, 1948
I am the President of the United States, and I am sworn to enforce the laws that are on the books of the United States, and I shall follow the law.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I am the President of the United States, and I am sworn to enforce the laws that are on the books of the United States…”
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Address at the Stadium in Butte, Montana
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