Harry Truman: “I want to talk to you tonight about our country, about its future, and…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1949

I want to talk to you tonight about our country, about its future, and about its importance to the hopes and aspirations of all mankind.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Radio and Television Report to the American People on the State of the National Economy.

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