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Harry Truman: “I called them back into session on Turnip Day, July 26th, to see if they meant what they said in their Philadelphia…”

On the recordMay 5, 1952
I called them back into session on Turnip Day, July 26th, to see if they meant what they said in their Philadelphia platform.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at the 21st Annual Banquet of the National Housing Conference.

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