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Harry Truman: It does not seem to me immediately necessary for the Congress to enact universal training legislation.

On the recordAugust 28, 1950
It does not seem to me immediately necessary for the Congress to enact universal training legislation.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Committee Chairmen on Universal Military Training.

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