On the recordAugust 15, 1946
For these reasons I feel it is my duty to withhold approval from H.R. 4362.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “For these reasons I feel it is my duty to withhold approval from H.R. 4362.”
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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill To Abolish the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
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