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On the recordMarch 12, 1946
I could not take the action which you request without reiterating these convictions with all of the emphasis at my command.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to Edwin W. Pauley Consenting to the Withdrawal of His Nomination.

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