On the recordJuly 18, 1949
On the 8th day of May--to be accurate the 7th day of May, because it was not announced until the 8th, a day which happened to be my birthday--the German dictatorship folded up.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “On the 8th day of May--to be accurate the 7th day of May, because it was not announced until the 8th, a day which…”
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Remarks in Chicago at the Shriners Diamond Jubilee Banquet.
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