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Harry Truman: The same diehard reactionaries who want to cripple the labor unions have also started a campaign of confusion against…

On the recordFebruary 23, 1949
The same diehard reactionaries who want to cripple the labor unions have also started a campaign of confusion against all other measures for the welfare of the people.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.

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