Dear Colonel Johnson: The transportation facilities of the nation are now called upon for the most gigantic task in all the history of transportation.
Harry Truman: “Dear Colonel Johnson: The transportation facilities of the nation are now called upon for the most gigantic task in all…”
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Letter to the Director, Office of Defense Transportation, Concerning Redeployment of the Armed Forces.
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