The foreign policy of this country is the most important question confronting us today.

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to provide for the fullest development and coordination of the aviation policies and activities of the Federal agencies, and in the interest of the…

Authorizing the Appointment of Robert J. Barrett to a Position as Captain in the Metropolitan Police

That is the ideal situation sought by the Constitution of the United States, which in my opinion is the greatest document the Government has ever written.

It's a pleasure to have you here again, and to meet you all.

It took us about 80 years to get a good start and to make it operate, and we are still trying to make it operate efficiently.

It is working now almost full blast, in cooperation with the Federal Budget Director, and is beginning to make some of its surveys.

We are going to make atomic energy a weapon of peace.

I think we are gradually approaching a situation where we shall have peace in the world, with the United Nations Organization operating on the basis of a constitution for the whole world.

The Council is intended to keep us abreast of trends nationally and internationally.

We have Government principally to act as, say, an umpire, to see that everybody gets a square deal.

Well, officially, yes.

I have no plans for any speeches.

I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe the week of October 6-12, 1946, as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.

I approved the whole speech.

Let John speak for himself.

There will be no tour.

Miss Perkins will be a member of the Civil Service Commission.