Political Quotes

On the recordJune 22, 1947
I want you to know you have my unqualified support and it is my fervent hope, for the good of the country, that you and your colleagues will be successful in your efforts to keep this bill from becoming law.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to Senator Barkley on the Attempt To Override the Taft-Hartley Veto.

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