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Harry Truman: It is my understanding that, in your State, the Presidential Preference Primary is purely advisory and has no…

On the recordFebruary 4, 1952
It is my understanding that, in your State, the Presidential Preference Primary is purely advisory and has no relationship to the election of delegates.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the Secretary of State of New Hampshire Concerning the Presidential Preference Primary.

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