I congratulate the Air Force, and I congratulate you on the success you have had in getting a jet across the Atlantic for the first time without a stop-- something very fine for the welfare of the country and the world, I think.
Harry Truman: “I congratulate the Air Force, and I congratulate you on the success you have had in getting a jet across the Atlantic…”
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Remarks Upon Presenting the Harmon International Trophy to Col. David C. Schilling
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