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On the recordSeptember 7, 1949
I think that is rather disgraceful in the richest nation in the world, with all the resources that we have, to neglect the health of the young people.
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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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