Harry Truman said "Thomas Jefferson has been endlessly praised for adding 827,000 square miles to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 18, 1948

Thomas Jefferson has been endlessly praised for adding 827,000 square miles to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase.

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Address at the State Capitol, Raleigh, North Carolina

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