The President's News Conference
01/10/1951
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The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
Of course I would. I wouldn't be discourteous to anybody. I never have been.
I made a 14,400-mile trip to get a lot of misinformation.
I feel it is necessary for me to exercise the final authority in the coal case.