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Harry Truman: “ON THE OCCASION of your national holiday, I wish to extend to you, Mr. President, and to the French people the heartiest…”

On the recordJuly 13, 1951
ON THE OCCASION of your national holiday, I wish to extend to you, Mr. President, and to the French people the heartiest best wishes and congratulations of the American people.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Message to the President of France on Bastille Day.

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