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Harry Truman: It's nice to talk about making reductions, but it's hell to do it! [Laughter]

On the recordAugust 1, 1946
It's nice to talk about making reductions, but it's hell to do it! [Laughter]
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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The President's News Conference on the Review of the 1947 Budget

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