Harry Truman said "They are the backbone of the Government of the United States." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 4, 1951

They are the backbone of the Government of the United States.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks Upon Presenting Congressional Medals of Honor to Capt. Raymond Harvey, Capt. Lewis L. Millett, M. Sgt. Stanley T....

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