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Harry Truman: We must continue to work patiently and carefully, advancing with practical, realistic steps in the light of…

On the recordApril 11, 1949
We must continue to work patiently and carefully, advancing with practical, realistic steps in the light of circumstances and events as they occur, building the structure of peace soundly and solidly.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Senate Transmitting the North Atlantic Treaty.

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