Harry Truman: “It took us about 80 years to get a good start and to make it operate…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 1946

It took us about 80 years to get a good start and to make it operate, and we are still trying to make it operate efficiently.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at a Meeting With the National Conference of Business Paper Editors

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Harry Truman: “It took us about 80 years to get a good start and to make it operate, and we are still trying to make it operate…”