Harry Truman: “Not the slightest. Not the slightest.”

The course of action you recommend has my approval.

Mrs. Beth Campbell Short may be appointed to a permanent competitive position in the classified civil service of the United States without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

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…

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…