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Harry Truman: It is not a Legionnaire speech, it is a speech on international affairs which affects the welfare of the Nation in days…

On the recordAugust 28, 1949
It is not a Legionnaire speech, it is a speech on international affairs which affects the welfare of the Nation in days to come, and one in which you will be particularly interested.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Philadelphia at the American Legion Convention Luncheon.

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