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Harry Truman: And I had one startling thing told to me just this morning: that it takes 32,000 automobiles for each dealer to put one…

On the recordApril 2, 1946
And I had one startling thing told to me just this morning: that it takes 32,000 automobiles for each dealer to put one in his window that doesn't, that is not for sale.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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