On the recordDecember 10, 1952
I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense Department, he ought to tell them so they can make use of it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense…”
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