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Harry Truman: Please wire me promptly of your acceptance.

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Telegram to Leading Citizens Requesting Them To Serve on a National Famine Emergency Council.

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Jan 18, 1953

Without multiple-purpose river basin development, I believe that few of these accomplishments would have been possible.

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I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense Department, he ought to tell them so they can make use of it.

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I am happy to join with you in the recognition of the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Civil Service merit system.

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