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Harry Truman: The President, you know, has a job where he can't do anything outside of the line of duty.

On the recordOctober 24, 1951
The President, you know, has a job where he can't do anything outside of the line of duty.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks on Receiving the 1951 Histadrut Humanitarian Award

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