The President's News Conference
11/10/1953
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I have often stressed the need to increase the functions and responsibilities of the States as a safeguard against exces...
Whenever the Civil Service Commission (1) is unable to certify a sufficient number of names to permit the appointing off...
We must first define these tasks and then understand what we must do to accomplish them.
I know that you share with me the hope that more such steps to expand State responsibility will be taken in the future.