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On the recordAugust 29, 1950
Because of the pressing need to increase our efforts along this line, I have directed the Secretary of State to plan a strengthened and more effective national effort to use the great power of truth in working for peace.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to Senator Flanders on the Appropriation for the Campaign of Truth

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