On the recordDecember 14, 1952
The longer I live, the more I am impressed by the significance of our simple official oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The longer I live, the more I am impressed by the significance of our simple official oath to uphold and defend the…”
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Address at the National Archives Dedicating the New Shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the...
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