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        "Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964",
        "Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971",
        "Warren, Earl, 1891-1974",
        "Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953",
        "Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953",
        "Stassen, Harold Edward, 1907-2001",
        "Vandenburg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951",
        "Speeches, addresses, etc.",
        "Legislators",
        "Governors",
        "Presidential campaigns"
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    "ocrText": "EARRY , ARCHIVES AND THOMAN RECORDS LIGHTER\nGridinon speech\n15.\nTHE washington WHITE house may 1.1947\na great glad show you in given\nto he here - it was\nme a lot of heats which\nI Know will he help fulto the\nI'd like to reciprocate by\ndiscussing with you the bacious\ntechniques of those citizens who\nare anxious to sacifice themselves\nupon the after of public\nservice and become host to\nthe Nation at 1600 Peansylvania\narenue\nThe last time I was here\nTAIRY 5. ARCHIVES NATIONAL RECORDS TRUMAN AND LIBERT\nU.S.\nSERVICE\"\nTHE WHITE house\nGOVERNMENT\nwashington\none method which had teen\ndexplained to a speaker\nsuccessfully personed. I hope\nthat explaination prouduse-\nful Since thea I hase heen of\npersued by other citizens, who\nsering the facious methods\nseen to have other ideas on\nthe subject Iaw thinking se -\nrionsly of getting up a primer\non the subject which Iach\nsure would have a large\nSale Senators. achong and\n/\nAREA ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL THOMAN AND LIBERT\nRECORDS\nTHE WHITE house\nU.S.\n-\nSERVICE\"\nwashington\nGOVERNMENT\nFor instance one of them\nof New york That rai that has\nis to get elected Garernor\nbaccested in the past. At\nmay yest he a good formula\nyou remem for that old copy\nIt has n A always\nfook advan tion Matfust\nyou do not succeed, try, ty again.\nPlatpica and polieves neednot\nhe any trou He - just adopt\nHe Deraciatic Platbua and\nsay you Can do it letter\nBluey ... ARGHIVES AND RECORDS TROMAS LIBRETY\nTHE WHITE house\nU.S.\nSERVICE WEAT\nPerhaps a washington noa political\ntrip dround the country\nper for in advance of the\nthe chances of appricant.\nConsention might improse\nThen there is another a\nSay that I used that my self.\nSenatorial approach. you wight\nget spruself elected porn Ohio.\nour of the States Accoun as the\nmother of Presidents apease\nand satisfy Lator. See that\nno legislation is approved\nwhich is not satifactory\nM\nTHERTY OF ARCHIVES *WATIONAL RECURUS THOMAN AND LIBERT\nSERVICE\"\nTHE WHITE house\n8.5. BOYERNMENT\nto all the great WASHINGTOn lator badas.\nyou putlic can prints see according of Ron effective to the\nplandits of fator. This is a\nand how it has Mon the\nby this approach is heing used\nunique method and Ishall\nmatch it with interest. It\nmay he sure fire- - one may\nor another\nThere is a the may Leing\npursued in the Senate - then\npresued in the Senate fat\nare dogens of methods leing\nsince 2 mentioned the last\nTHE WHITE house\n4\nEARA Y ARGHIVES AND TROMAN LIBRET\nREGORDS\nSERVICE\"\nHuro this time. Be Hey sky\nyear I ll WASHINGTON only mention\nand a/oo/, say you want to\n90 home and write your\ntouch memires, of the say Crocoa you Mouldat in the\nten pot pole- - refuse it at\nleast thice - fut say nothing\nhand and meaning it at\nstantjust taking it in\nthe proper time. This method\nmay fring home the facon.\nThere is another and an\nintriguing method Recorm\nTROMAN\nTHE WHITE house\nARITE B.S. as ARGHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE THERE THERE\nas the foreign trasel method\nWhen following this method\nheads of foreign states should\nLe\nnens he earefullputh\nThe Generaliseicas's\ncised. The stay at Locaes should\nfor them and it should be\nhe impressed by Stalins lose\nUncle yor can talk- Irepeat\nstrongly emphasised how shell\ntalk cooperation. Who can\nSay- - it used to he porn the\nLog Catin to the White House\n6\nTHE WHITE house\nwashington\nKrentin to the White House, J\nnow it may he from the\nrock. We it the Hand see.\nyou neta can tellitmight\nI LIDERT > ARIVE\nBARRAY \" THENAN NATIONALD LIBERT\nU.S. 1\nTHE WHITE HOUSE 7\nwashington\nlines cartooareta If\nthay york but the stallmait\nand see\nthink you hose only the\nNow gosenor the Waraen I\nSure fine method. Itseems\nto hase worked perfectly\nin California - all yall\nnominated by\nhave to do is to get fousell\nand Democrats- - and\ncan't lose. Isay in the you the\npolitical magagines the other\nTECHAN\nLIGRARY 3 ONE NOVEL\n:\nTHE WHITE house\n8\nGOVER\non the Reputtican ticke +\nthe for Insident\nday nationation that washington might get\nand the momination for\nVice President on the Deck-\nociatic ticke V. Infould not\nadvise that the only sure\nway is to insist on the\ntop place on foth tickets\nyou're conchisisely dechon-\nstated that that is sure\nof success.\nThen 90 into serious things.\nTHE WHITE house\nSARINT or TRUMAN RECORDS TOTAL\nwashington\n8.5.\nStassan foreign\n/ Decrey - get got o/v.y.\nI/at fine + you doa't\nsucced\n3 Vandartag- doat be\na condidate attll\nSay you wouldn't\ntouch it with a ten foot\nrTaft pole get goincell elected\nto the Senate and then\nTHE WHITE house\nSAFETY the NATIONAL TRUMAN THEREY\nwashinGton\ningrationte with lefor\nyourself.\nWarren toth parties.\nCountry will go ahead\nanyway whose use\nmethod successfully. comes though\nDur press and the\nCountry ise and full\ntogether toge then\nTHE WHITE house\nTRANAN NATIONAL LIMIT\nwashington\n8.3.\nafter the usual remarks\nof countesy, thanks to the\nClut, the Hoosen eta then:-\nIam interested very\nmuch indeed in the tech-\nhighe of our citigens who\nhase the ambition the-\ncome the host of the nation\nat 1600 Peansy Grania are.\nI explained certain ex-\nperiences which I'd had\nencountered and sug-\nLIMENT LIMERT\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nON OFFICIAL THEYE\nqusted one washington approach U.S. last\nat farquest in\nthen Thase\nwho seem to have other ideas\nheen observing other citizens\non the subject.\nFor instance there is\nthe approach of becoming\nGaseinor of New york Q-\nform and promising to\nopting Democratic plat make\nthat plattorm noth Letter\nNow that method Lassit\nTHE SOF Themis NATIONALND THERE\nTHE WHITE house\nwashington\nahways support succeeded\nbut you remember that\nold Copy fook adminition\nnot at fust\ntry - try again\nPerhaps a \"non - political\ntrip around nation in\nmay improve the situation,\nadvance - for in advance\nbut it will he very hard to\nfind someone to intertiew\nfor nation inde publicity\nThen there is another ap.\nSARAY &\nTHE WHITE house\nU.S.\nproach I've WASHINGTON feen matching\nthey closely. That is to get\nyourself elected to the Senate\nform of th rse States\nknown as the Mothers This\nidents and go in for the ap\neasement and pleasing of\nas the method\nwhat is erostously known\nit inth much interest.\nis urique and Ishallyotoh\nThen there is a third wethod\nheing personed in the Senate\nthere are dogens of methods\nas YORMAN AND LIBRARY\nTHE WHITE house\nwashington\nSTATE\nbut sinced mentioned one\nhing persued in the Senate\nof year. This method\nlast they th Isfallonly speak\nthe Crown at least three\nis to he Hey shy, refuse\ntouch it with post\nand insist that you youldit\npole. to reation is made\nby the author of this method\nof sim ply taking the fauth\nit on the head!\nin the hand and puthing\nTHE of TERMAN AND LIBRARY LIB AND\nTHE WHITE house\nINTERNATION\nwashington\nIcome now to the prigh\ntravel nethod.\nelected gosernor of you\njoin the havy will a Marad\nincidently become enothered\nof Statesand then Corhe home\nof foreign teasel. Visit heads\nand explain to the stay at\nhomer just has much those\nheads of states lose us and\nhow well they coa talk- I\nrepeat talk cooperation This\noftaining indread\nis a grandmith method for"
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