On the recordAugust 7, 1946
For these reasons, I feel obliged to withhold my approval of this measure.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “For these reasons, I feel obliged to withhold my approval of this measure.”
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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Relating to Construction of a Weather Bureau Station in Michigan.
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