Harry Truman: “I have no one under consideration to take his place, and he will not be replaced.”

It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.

Of course I would. I wouldn't be discourteous to anybody. I never have been.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 140 I64 Stat. 107, 145); and as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the…

The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.