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On the recordApril 18, 1949
We have a White House Correspondents' Association presided over by Mr. Ross, and I promised Mr. Ross faithfully that my remarks would be confined to the manuscript, which I have just read.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address and Remarks at a Dinner Honoring Volunteers in the Savings Bond Campaign

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