Harry Truman: “I don't want to be in a position of having to cause the destruction of…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 1952

I don't want to be in a position of having to cause the destruction of whole populations.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at Dinner Honoring Michael V. DiSalle.

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Harry Truman: “I don't want to be in a position of having to cause the destruction of whole populations.”