Harry Truman actually said...

I recommend, therefore, that H.R. 5472 be amended so as to eliminate, at this time, the authorization for undertaking the irrigation part of the project.

Context

Letter to the Speaker Concerning Irrigation in the Grand Prairie Area of Arkansas.

08/21/1949

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