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Harry Truman: “I am satisfied that you would like to have this publicly known as a settlement on your own hook, and I am going to ask…”

On the recordJuly 7, 1948
I am satisfied that you would like to have this publicly known as a settlement on your own hook, and I am going to ask you gentlemen to go out of here and tell the press exactly what happened and what the agreement is.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Remarks Commending Management and Labor Leaders on the Railroad Settlement.

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