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Harry Truman: I am anxious to know just what these young men are doing, and what they are thinking about.

On the recordMay 23, 1952
I am anxious to know just what these young men are doing, and what they are thinking about.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Annapolis at a Luncheon in the Midshipmen's Mess Hall.

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