Harry Truman actually said...

In the event that the changes I recommended to the Congress in March are not effected by statute at this session, then those changes which can be put into effect by reorganization plan should be made.

Context

Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 8 of 1949: Department of Defense.

07/17/1949

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