On the recordJanuary 18, 1949
I called the Secret Service men in, and I said, 'We'd better go back to Kansas City, it looks as if I'm elected!'
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I called the Secret Service men in, and I said, 'We'd better go back to Kansas City, it looks as if I'm elected!'”
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Remarks at a Dinner of the Presidential Electors Association
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