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Harry Truman: Then came along an old man from Tennessee, and he took a hickory stick and he put it into practice.

On the recordFebruary 23, 1949
Then came along an old man from Tennessee, and he took a hickory stick and he put it into practice.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

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