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On the recordSeptember 7, 1949
I am hopeful that some of the things with which we are confronted can be remedied by this conference next year.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to Members of the National Committee for the Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth.

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