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On the recordJanuary 4, 1952
Great Britain and the Commonwealths and the United States are the closest of friends, and you and I want to keep it that way.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks of Welcome to Prime Minister Churchill at the Washington National Airport

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