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Harry Truman: “That is a question that cannot be answered because it is a military strategy question, and it is not a question that I…”

On the recordApril 4, 1951
That is a question that cannot be answered because it is a military strategy question, and it is not a question that I can answer.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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