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Harry Truman: “I consider it not only a duty, but a genuine privilege, to call upon all men and women of good will to support this…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 1949
I consider it not only a duty, but a genuine privilege, to call upon all men and women of good will to support this humanitarian cause.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Radio Address Opening the Red Cross Fund Campaign

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