On the recordApril 30, 1952
The denial of self-government does not befit the national capital of the world's largest and most powerful democracy.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The denial of self-government does not befit the national capital of the world's largest and most powerful democracy.”
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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 5 of 1952.
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