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Harry Truman: “I strongly recommend, therefore, that the Congress promptly enact legislation to carry out the 1941 Agreement for joint…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 1952
I strongly recommend, therefore, that the Congress promptly enact legislation to carry out the 1941 Agreement for joint completion of the St. Lawrence seaway and power project.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Urging Action on the St. Lawrence Seaway.

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