We needed the strength of giants and heroic courage to bring nature and the elements under control; to build our towns-and that is particularly true here in Independence-and to extend our frontiers.
On the recordDecember 23, 1948
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Radio Remarks on the Occasion of the Lighting of the Community Christmas Tree on the White House Grounds
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