On the recordSeptember 12, 1950
I believe that the national interest will be served best by making an exception in this case.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I believe that the national interest will be served best by making an exception in this case.”
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Letter to Committee Chairmen Transmitting Bill To Permit General Marshall To Serve as Secretary of Defense.
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