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Harry Truman: He would have a better chance, however, if he were on the ticket of the other old parties.

On the recordJanuary 21, 1948
He would have a better chance, however, if he were on the ticket of the other old parties.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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The President's News Conference

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