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Harry Truman: As long as the Federal Government continues to be the largest factor in the national research effort, it must frankly…

On the recordJanuary 14, 1952
As long as the Federal Government continues to be the largest factor in the national research effort, it must frankly face the responsibility to insure that this effort is conceived and executed soundly and effectively.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Message to the Congress Transmitting the First Annual Report of the National Science Foundation.

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