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On the recordApril 18, 1946
I am sure I speak for every American when I say that the United States is determined to do everything in is power to relieve the famine of half the world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Radio Appeal to the Nation for Food Conservation to Relieve Hunger Abroad

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