Harry Truman actually said...

This assistance is essential to help not only Europe but other areas of the world to recover from the war and to strengthen their economies against communist subversion or aggression.

Context

Letter to Gordon Gray Regarding His Appointment as Special Assistant to the President

04/02/1950

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