One of the first and most difficult problems is the rebuilding of nations which suffered so heavily during the war.
Harry Truman: “One of the first and most difficult problems is the rebuilding of nations which suffered so heavily during the war.”
On the recordNovember 23, 1948
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Address Before the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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