On the recordFebruary 23, 1949
What I feel tonight is not personal pride or elation; it is a deep satisfaction that our party has served its country so well that the people have endorsed it for the fifth consecutive time.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWhat I feel tonight is not personal pride or elation; it is a deep satisfaction that our party has served its country so well that the people have endorsed it for the fifth consecutive time.
Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.
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