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Harry Truman: This building will be a permanent addition to the beauty of the Nation's capital.

On the recordOctober 23, 1951
This building will be a permanent addition to the beauty of the Nation's capital.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Cornerstone Laying of the District of Columbia Red Cross Building.

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