Harry Truman actually said...

My statement at my press conference last week was intended to explain that such primaries do not bind the delegates.

Letter to the Secretary of State of New Hampshire Concerning the Presidential Preference Primary.

02/04/1952

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I am very much pleased with the results.

That is the reason this Republic of ours will continue to endure--because we have innumerable young men just like these four, who stand out ...

They won't lack for long. [Laughter] You will know about them pretty soon.

The State Department issued a statement on the subject, which was submitted to me for approval, and I am in agreement with that statement.