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Harry Truman: There is nothing more constructive that young women in the United States can do for themselves and for their country…

On the recordNovember 10, 1951
There is nothing more constructive that young women in the United States can do for themselves and for their country than answer the call to service with our Armed Forces.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Radio Address to the American People on Armistice Day.

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