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Harry Truman: I am sure that Mrs. Bethune's retirement as president of this organization will not mean her retirement from public…

On the recordNovember 14, 1949
I am sure that Mrs. Bethune's retirement as president of this organization will not mean her retirement from public life.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.

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