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Harry Truman: I know what the burdens of the Presidency are--and I think I know when a man ought to lay them down.

On the recordOctober 20, 1952
I know what the burdens of the Presidency are--and I think I know when a man ought to lay them down.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Address at Reyburn Plaza in Philadelphia

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