On the recordApril 30, 1952
The present organization of the District government is the product of almost 50 years of piecemeal, planless growth.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The present organization of the District government is the product of almost 50 years of piecemeal, planless growth.”
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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 5 of 1952.
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