On the recordAugust 23, 1950
It is customary for Congressmen, when they are running for office, to write letters to the President and give them to the press long before he ever receives them.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “It is customary for Congressmen, when they are running for office, to write letters to the President and give them to…”
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