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Harry Truman: In a nation as rich as ours, it is a shocking fact that tens of millions lack adequate medical care.

On the recordJanuary 4, 1949
In a nation as rich as ours, it is a shocking fact that tens of millions lack adequate medical care.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union

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