Harry Truman: “I strongly believe that the citizens of the District of Columbia are…”

On the recordApril 30, 1952

I strongly believe that the citizens of the District of Columbia are entitled to self-government.

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Democratic · Missouri

Source

Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 5 of 1952.

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Harry Truman: “I strongly believe that the citizens of the District of Columbia are entitled to self-government.”