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In those days secrets were well kept.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Secrets
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In real danger sometimes even a democracy can really keep a secret.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
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Democracy
Real
Secret
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If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Civilians
Ifs
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Sure, you would lose more bombers without fighters, but, flying in formation, you could get the job done.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Bombers
Flying
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It all went back to problems we had talked about before, you know, such as the British not believing in formation bombing and not believing in daytime bombing.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
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British
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Formation
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Well over fifty years ago I was making radio loudspeakers and radio sets in Rochester, New York; pretty young and inexperienced; but we survived the depression.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Depression
New York
Fifty
Radio
Rochester
Survived
Years
Years Ago
Inexperienced
Sets
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My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Administration
Army
Father
Father In Law
Latter
Military
Senate
Wilson
Affairs
Fond
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Later the Administration wanted me to actually sell all remaining surplus by running the War Assets Corporation. I said I couldn't do it without some shoe leather.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Running
War
Administration
Assets
Leather
Shoes
Surplus
Corporation
Sell
Remaining
Shoe
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I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
War
Believe
Department
Diplomacy
Military
War Believe I Believe
Nose
State Department
Wary
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FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy. They told me, now forgotten, just how many pictures of ships they took out of the White House after he died. But he could choose good men.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Men
Died
Forgotten
House
Navy
Secretary
Ships
White
White House
Good Men Me
Assistant
Choose
Fdr
Good Men
Pictures
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Hardly had I left when we ran into the Korean war, doubled what I had asked for and doubled it again. I had told him I would stay in Government, be honored to, but not with the Air Force.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Air Force
Honored
Ran
Hardly
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I had learned many years ago in private business never to take responsibility without adequate authority; and the new Secretary of Defense, as budgets were sharply cut, quickly found that out.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Adequate
Authority
Budgets
Cutting
Defense
Responsibility
Secretary
Years
Years Ago
Quickly
Sharply
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But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be done over by the Army after it had already been done by the Air Corps, a mess.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Air Force
Army
Children
Marine
Mess
Navy
Corps
Marines
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Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Administration
Authority
Avoided
Staff
Truman
White House
Power Responsibility People
Mr
Characteristic
Reasons
Recent
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The British were keen for 30 caliber guns, did not believe in daylight bombing. American experts said 30 caliber was not enough; we had to have 50 caliber, also said daylight bombing was right provided the planes attacked in formation, with 50 caliber guns.
Stuart Symington / Former United States Senator
Believe
Bombing
British
Caliber
Daylight
Experts
Formation
Gun
Planes
Attacked
Guns
Provided
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