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Harry Truman: “It is plain common sense that the planning and operation of the system of river structures is a job for a single agency.”

On the recordApril 12, 1949
It is plain common sense that the planning and operation of the system of river structures is a job for a single agency.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Recommending Establishment of a Columbia Valley Administration.

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