Harry Truman: “In our domestic civil life we long ago recognized that the alternative to the rule of the strong was law established by…”

I am happy to join with you in the recognition of the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Civil Service merit system.

It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great asset will subside and that we will continue to go forward in creating a skilled corps of men and women with a public…

They should be strong enough to see that unified multiple-purpose development is planned for, and works operated harmoniously in each basin-wide comprehensive system.

Members of the armed forces of the United States who are awarded the decoration established by this order are authorized to wear the medal and the ribbon symbolic of the award, as may be authorized by uniform regulations approved by the…