On the recordJanuary 27, 1952
We should not be content to be merely a customer of Canada's for the use of the seaway after it is built.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe should not be content to be merely a customer of Canada's for the use of the seaway after it is built.
Special Message to the Congress Urging Action on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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