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Harry Truman: The Congress has been convened to consider two problems of major concern to the citizens of the United States and to the…

On the recordNovember 16, 1947
The Congress has been convened to consider two problems of major concern to the citizens of the United States and to the peoples of the world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on the First Day of the Special Session

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