Harry Truman actually said...

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.

Context

Remarks in Philadelphia at the American Legion Convention Luncheon.

08/28/1949

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