On the recordJanuary 15, 1952
The decision to resist aggression in Korea was not the first postwar evidence of American strength which confounded the communist imperialists.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The decision to resist aggression in Korea was not the first postwar evidence of American strength which confounded the…”
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Annual Message to the Congress: The President's Economic Report
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