I think it would be a tragedy for the present Republican candidate to be elected President of the United States.
Harry Truman: “I think it would be a tragedy for the present Republican candidate to be elected President of the United States.”
On the recordOctober 5, 1952
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Rear Platform Remarks in Utah and Colorado
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