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On the recordAugust 13, 1946
If such a policy were established for the education of the dependents of employees of one agency of the Government, its application to all agencies of the Government could not be successfully resisted.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Authorizing Certain Activities of the Bureau of Reclamation.

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