Harry Truman actually said...

I appreciate the motives which prompt your request for the withdrawal of my nomination of you as Under Secretary of the Navy.

Letter to Edwin W. Pauley Consenting to the Withdrawal of His Nomination.

03/12/1946

More Harry Truman Quotes

This building will be a permanent addition to the beauty of the Nation's capital.

It will be a workshop for the volunteers of the District, and a model of everything a Red Cross chapter house ought to be.

This proves something that I have known for a long time--the people of this city, so many of whom are Government workers, are among the fine...

I am glad to take part in laying the cornerstone of this District of Columbia chapter house of the American Red Cross.