06/16/1952
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"I want you to forget all your emotions now and sit here and see what you can do."
"First, it is absolutely necessary, for the safety of the country, that steel production must continue during the emergency."
"I have said many times that the idea of Government operation of the steel plants is thoroughly distasteful to me."
"For 7 years, from April 12, 1945, until now, I have spent my whole time trying to keep this country out of a third world war."