On the recordJuly 18, 1949
All I have asked is that we take one-third--less than one-third--of the cost of cancellation of $60 billion worth of contracts, and revive Europe and Asia for peace.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “All I have asked is that we take one-third--less than one-third--of the cost of cancellation of $60 billion worth of…”
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Remarks in Chicago at the Shriners Diamond Jubilee Banquet.
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