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On the recordJune 6, 1945
Dear Colonel Johnson: The transportation facilities of the nation are now called upon for the most gigantic task in all the history of transportation.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the Director, Office of Defense Transportation, Concerning Redeployment of the Armed Forces.

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