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Harry Truman: “Now, if I can do anything to further the welfare of your people, I am here to try to do it.”

On the recordFebruary 20, 1952
Now, if I can do anything to further the welfare of your people, I am here to try to do it.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to a Group from the Navajo Tribal Council.

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