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Harry Truman: And that is how the situation developed. It wasn't a sudden proposition that happened in 5 minutes. It had been…

On the recordApril 16, 1947
And that is how the situation developed. It wasn't a sudden proposition that happened in 5 minutes. It had been developing ever since the Germans surrendered.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at a Meeting With the American Society of Newspaper Editors

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