Harry Truman actually said...

"You have given me the benefit not only of your long experience in the White House, but of your innate wisdom and sound judgment; and I am sure that, without you, my task would have been much more diff..."

"I know from the lips of President Roosevelt how much you meant to him, and how much he relied upon you."

"My best wishes go with you in your new venture and in anything you undertake."

"The transition from war to peace is part and parcel of the war and we cannot shirk our obligation to those temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own."