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Harry Truman: “This election will decide whether we go back to the days of William McKinley or whether we will go forward with the…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1952
This election will decide whether we go back to the days of William McKinley or whether we will go forward with the progressive ideas of the Democratic Party.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Pennsylvania

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