Harry Truman actually said...

"I can't answer a question like that because the meeting has not taken place yet. After it is over, I will tell you what took place."

"My presence is needed right here in this country."

"Well, I think I have a better chance to get concrete information on that than I have on the other--[laughter]--although I have more information than anybody else in this country on that subject."

"The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority is authorized to perform and exercise...all the functions and authority vested in and granted by the said Part I to the Secretaries named there..."