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Fighting Waste: The Truman Committee

Letter to Harry Truman, 1943

Letter to Harry Truman, 1943

 

Letter to Harry Truman, 1943

This letter from a citizen thanks Senator Truman of Missouri for chairing the investigation into defense-contract fraud. Respected for his thoroughness and determination, Truman became the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1944.

Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

 
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