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On the recordSeptember 13, 1948
It seems to me that it is entirely improper for any Senator, no matter what his politics or his rank in the Senate may be, to attempt to put the heat on one of the Executive Departments.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the Associate General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, Concerning a Meeting in Senator Taft's Office.

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