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Harry Truman: “It was my privilege to be acquainted with the first President of the Philippine Republic, and the second President of…”

On the recordAugust 7, 1949
It was my privilege to be acquainted with the first President of the Philippine Republic, and the second President of the Philippine Republic, and now we have the third President of the Republic of the Philippines, and the first official visit from a President of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Toasts of the President and President Quirino at the State Dinner

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