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Harry Truman: “The recent Executive order on classified information does not in any way alter the right of citizens to publish…”

On the recordOctober 3, 1951
The recent Executive order on classified information does not in any way alter the right of citizens to publish anything.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Statement by Direction of the President Clarifying His News Conference Remarks on Security Information.

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