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On the recordSeptember 27, 1946
It is a pleasure and a privilege to me today to pay you an official visit as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to the Cadet Corps at West Point.

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