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) since that was the only day when Bush met with Truman at the White House, and Forrestal was there. It should be stressed that Forrestal and Bush met quite often sometimes more than once a week during 1947-1948. So their meeting was not unique at all. They even played tennis together on occasions, and judging by their correspondence, it is perfectly obvious that they knew each other very well and trusted each other. It is certainly true that Bush in his oral history, written many years later,...