On the recordAugust 10, 1949
We have been appointing boards like that for--if I am not mistaken--for 15 or 20 years, and it hasn't ruined the country.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We have been appointing boards like that for--if I am not mistaken--for 15 or 20 years, and it hasn't ruined the…”
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