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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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry 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…”
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