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Harry Truman: I am confident that the Congress and the public are as deeply and earnestly concerned as I am that the public business…

On the recordJanuary 13, 1952
I am confident that the Congress and the public are as deeply and earnestly concerned as I am that the public business be conducted entirely upon a basis of fairness, integrity and efficiency.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 1 of 1952: Bureau of Internal Revenue.

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