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Harry Truman: “Twenty years ago, when the American people voted the Republicans out of office, there were 12 to 14 million people out…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1952
Twenty years ago, when the American people voted the Republicans out of office, there were 12 to 14 million people out of work in this country.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Rear Platform Remarks in Utah and Colorado

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