Harry Truman: “I continue to hold this belief, and in this instance there seems to be…”

On the recordAugust 8, 1949

I continue to hold this belief, and in this instance there seems to be no justification for abandoning present practice.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Veto of Bill To Provide Without Charge Certain Information From the Census Records.

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Harry Truman: “I continue to hold this belief, and in this instance there seems to be no justification for abandoning present practice.”