The President's News Conference
12/10/1947
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I asked the Australian Minister for External Affairs to discuss the matter with the Secretary of State, and then I would discuss it further.
The Democrats made tremendous gains in the Maine election.
Now you are responsible for the cheapest lines of communication in the history of the world--and the most efficient.
You have as your Postmaster General a career man for the first time, mind you, in the history of the country.