Not only do I not object to such primaries, but I have long favored a nationwide Presidential primary, so that the voters could really choose their own candidates.
Harry Truman: “Not only do I not object to such primaries, but I have long favored a nationwide Presidential primary, so that the…”
On the recordFebruary 4, 1952
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Letter to the Secretary of State of New Hampshire Concerning the Presidential Preference Primary.
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