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Harry Truman: The burdens of this office are so great that I have to put in an average of 16 or 17 hours a day in order to keep…

On the recordApril 20, 1949
The burdens of this office are so great that I have to put in an average of 16 or 17 hours a day in order to keep abreast of what is going on.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to Members of the Associated Church Press.

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