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On the recordSeptember 7, 1949
We have been working strenuously since September 2, 1945, for world peace, and that is still our main objective.
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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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