On the recordAugust 8, 1949
I appreciate most highly this presentation, and I shall treasure it all my life, and give it to my daughter.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I appreciate most highly this presentation, and I shall treasure it all my life, and give it to my daughter.”
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Toasts of the President and President Quirino at a Dinner in Honor of President Truman
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