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Harry Truman: “I AM HAPPY to learn of the splendid program the daily and weekly newspapers of the country have adopted for the summer…”

On the recordApril 30, 1947
I AM HAPPY to learn of the splendid program the daily and weekly newspapers of the country have adopted for the summer months as their contribution to the effort all of us are making to reduce the shocking cost in lives and human injuries of traffic accidents on America's streets and highways.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to a Special Group on the Role of the Press in Traffic Safety

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