Harry Truman: “I again urge the Congress to strengthen our defense organization which…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1949

I again urge the Congress to strengthen our defense organization which is so vital to the security of this Nation and the peace of the world.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 8 of 1949: Department of Defense.

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Harry Truman: “I again urge the Congress to strengthen our defense organization which is so vital to the security of this Nation and…”