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Harry Truman: “We have saved, through our safety programs, almost 11,000 lives and have prevented injury to nearly 400,000 persons; and…”

On the recordJune 1, 1949
We have saved, through our safety programs, almost 11,000 lives and have prevented injury to nearly 400,000 persons; and I think that has made this conference worth while.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address to the President's Conference on Highway Safety.

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