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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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “Thomas Jefferson has been endlessly praised for adding 827,000 square miles to the United States by the Louisiana…”
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Address at the State Capitol, Raleigh, North Carolina
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