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On the recordOctober 17, 1948
As I have said time and again, that I would rather see a lasting peace in the world than to be President of the United States.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Miami at the American Legion Convention

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I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense Department, he ought to tell them so they can make use of it.

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