Harry Truman actually said...

It is traditional in America for the people to look to the daily and weekly press not only as their source of information about current events but as their trusted guide in bettering the common welfare.

Context

Remarks to a Special Group on the Role of the Press in Traffic Safety

04/30/1947

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