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Harry Truman: I am from Jackson County, Mo., named for Andrew Jackson, who set out that magnolia tree over there in 1838.

On the recordJune 15, 1949
I am from Jackson County, Mo., named for Andrew Jackson, who set out that magnolia tree over there in 1838.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to the Delegates to the National 4-H Club Camp.

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