Harry Truman: “This American Nation of ours is great because of its…”

On the recordJune 12, 1952

This American Nation of ours is great because of its diversity--because it is a people drawn from many lands and many cultures, bound together by the ideals of human brotherhood.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Commencement Address at Howard University.

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