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Harry Truman: The Republicans in power first tried to strip the workingman of the protection of his labor unions, and then they led…

On the recordOctober 22, 1948
The Republicans in power first tried to strip the workingman of the protection of his labor unions, and then they led him into the worst depression in history.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Scranton, Pennsylvania

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