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Harry Truman: “The reception I am getting today in Illinois means victory for Paul Douglas, your next United States Senator, and for…”

On the recordOctober 11, 1948
The reception I am getting today in Illinois means victory for Paul Douglas, your next United States Senator, and for Olive Remington Goldman, your next Congresswoman, and for Adlai Stevenson, your next Governor--and for the straight Democratic ticket.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Indiana and Illinois

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