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Harry Truman: I don't think a large number of the people really appreciate that we are in the midst of one of the greatest crises we…

On the recordNovember 4, 1951
I don't think a large number of the people really appreciate that we are in the midst of one of the greatest crises we have ever faced, and that we must meet it, and that we must not, under any circumstances, let down.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to Members of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.

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