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Raven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:07 PM
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Harry Truman's 1948 Acceptance Speech. A must read. Sound Familiar?
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is a remarkable bit of history!
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:08 PM
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1. Link? Text?
It's ok....isn't hard to find online.
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Raven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:19 PM
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4. Damn! I'm so sorry! Here it is.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/viewpapers.php?pid=1060
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asdjrocky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:12 PM
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2. Here's a link-
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/viewpapers.php?pid=1060

I saw him give this speech a few weeks ago on the span, what amazed me is the same thing that amazed you; we are still fighting about all the things we were fighting for and about 60 years ago.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:16 PM
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3. Thanks...just read it!
Great speech! How appropriate!
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Born_A_Truman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 04:51 PM
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5. Saw it on CSpan
He didn't mince words did he?!
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