Harry Truman: “In the international field, we have built defenses against Communist…”

On the recordOctober 20, 1952

In the international field, we have built defenses against Communist aggression all around the world.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

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