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Harry Truman: “It is to the everlasting credit of the War Food Administration that even after supplying the great demands made upon us…”

On the recordMay 22, 1945
It is to the everlasting credit of the War Food Administration that even after supplying the great demands made upon us from all over the world, the American people as a whole not only did not go hungry but actually enjoyed a better diet than in the days before the war.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter Accepting Resignation of Marvin Jones as War Food Administrator.

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