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Harry Truman: “It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1953
It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great asset will subside and that we will continue to go forward in creating a skilled corps of men and women with a public point of view who are willing to devote their careers to the people's business.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the President, American Federation of Government Employees, on the 70th Anniversary of the Merit System.

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