During that time the agricultural output of the United States reached unprecedented levels.

I am making your resignation effective July 1, 1945.

Under your administration the farmers of the nation have performed miracles of production of foods and fibres which did so much to win the war in Europe and to place us on the road to victory in the Pacific.

With great personal regret I am accepting your resignation as Secretary of Agriculture to take effect on the appointment and qualification of your successor.

As problems arise in the field of agriculture, I expect to call upon you for advice and assistance.

You have certainly carried out the principle of the basic act creating your office--'to promote the welfare of the wage earners of the United States'.

Dear Frances: I accept your resignation as Secretary of Labor with great regret and with deep appreciation for all of the untiring service which you have rendered to our country.

It is to the everlasting credit of the War Food Administration that even after supplying the great demands made upon us from all over the world, the American people as a whole not only did not go hungry but actually enjoyed a better diet…

Russia is getting the lend-lease that she has contracted to receive during the month of May.

I hereby create a board of three members, to be subsequently appointed by me, to investigate the said dispute.

It so happens that Technical Sergeant Jake W. Lindsey of Lucedale, Mississippi, is the one hundredth Infantryman to receive the Medal of Honor in this war for bravery above and beyond the call to duty.

It is with gratitude and pride that as President of the United States, and in the name of the Congress, I have presented this Medal of Honor to Technical Sergeant Jake W. Lindsey.

This Medal, to repeat, is given for gallantry at the risk of life beyond the call to duty.

Possessions, control and operation of any plant or facility, or part thereof, taken under this order, shall be terminated by the Secretary of War within 60 days after he determines that the productive efficiency of the plant, facility, or…

The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, through and with the aid of any persons or instrumentalities that he may designate, to take possession of the plants and facilities of the Cocker Machine and Foundry Company, located…

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and by virtue of and under the authority in me vested by section 10 of the…

And that has to be done by taxes.

The Veterans Administration will be modernized; let's put it that way.