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Harry Truman: “The Federal Government, as the largest single employer in the country, should set the example in accomplishing this…”

On the recordJune 8, 1951
The Federal Government, as the largest single employer in the country, should set the example in accomplishing this objective.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the Director, Bureau of the Budget, on the Utilization of Manpower in the Federal Government.

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