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Harry Truman: I regard the proper education of our youth as a matter of paramount importance to the welfare and security of the United…

On the recordMay 25, 1948
I regard the proper education of our youth as a matter of paramount importance to the welfare and security of the United States.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the Speaker on Federal Aid to Education.

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