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Harry Truman: “Right now the battle in Korea is the frontline in the struggle between freedom and tyranny.”

On the recordAugust 31, 1950
Right now the battle in Korea is the frontline in the struggle between freedom and tyranny.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Situation in Korea.

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