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In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war.
Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman
Age: 88 †
Born: 1884
Born: May 8
Died: 1972
Died: December 26
33Rd U.S. President
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