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Harry Truman: I went up with the airborne people and wanted to jump out, and I almost got arrested by the major general because he…

On the recordFebruary 26, 1951
I went up with the airborne people and wanted to jump out, and I almost got arrested by the major general because he said he would be court-martialed if I jumped out.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to a Group From the 82d Airborne Division.

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