On the recordOctober 11, 1948
I don't think there is a boy in the country who doesn't long for the 'old swimmin' hole.'
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I don't think there is a boy in the country who doesn't long for the 'old swimmin' hole.'”
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Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Indiana and Illinois
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