On the recordJanuary 19, 1953
I have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.”
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Letter to the President, American Federation of Government Employees, on the 70th Anniversary of the Merit System.
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