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Harry Truman: You asked me in your letter to speak for you and all the other housewives, who aren't represented here in Washington by…

On the recordJuly 18, 1951
You asked me in your letter to speak for you and all the other housewives, who aren't represented here in Washington by any lobby organization.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Mrs. C. Irving Guyer on the Need for Controlling Inflation.

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