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White House Press Release, Rear Platform Remarks of President Harry S. Truman at Dodge City, Kansas
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ILMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 16, 1948
REAR platForm REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT AT DODGE CITY, KANSAS
7.30 a.m.,c.s.t.
It looks as if Dodge City really wanted to see what
their President looked like. I used to come over here to Dodge
City on road matters for the National Old Trails Association.
I was the Director of that organization, and I have been through
here on numerous occasions on work for that organization. Those
were the days when we didn't have the roads we have now, and
when it used to take the Santa Fé Railroad E little longerto go
from Kansas City than it does now.
I am most happy that you are willing to give me this
most cordial welcome this morning. I think you have a right
to see your President, and your President has a right to see
you. You have a right to know exactly what I have been trying
to tell you in the last few weeks, and I think I have succeeded
pretty well.
I have seen, I imagine, about 2-1/2 millions of
people. Ihave talked to a great many people, and a great many
people have talked to me, and I think I have found out what
NARA
the country is thinking about.
I think I have definitely fixed the issues which are
before the country now. It is merely the fact: are the
special privilege boys going to run the country, or are the
people going to run it?
it is up to you to decide if you want special privi-
lege to run it. Then you will know what to do. If you don't
want the special privilege boys to run this country, then it
is still up to you to decide what you want to do. I merely
wanted to lay before you the facts as they are.
It is almost impossible to get definitely the facts
before the people, for the simple reason that there are cer-
tain people in the newspaper business and certain people in
the radio business who have a distorted view of what the people
cught to know and ought to think.
I know in this part of the world that you think for
yourselves. I hope you will just continue to do that, and I
won't have anything to worry about.
It has been a very great pleasure to see you all
this morning. I hope when the issues are really drawn, and
I am nut against the field, I can come cut here on a political
tour and tell you just exactly what the facts are.