Harry Truman: “I have been advocating, ever since I became a member of the Congress…”

On the recordOctober 24, 1950

I have been advocating, ever since I became a member of the Congress of the United States, and that was on January 20, 1935, a universal training law.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to Members of the National Guard Association

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