Harry Truman actually said...

We cannot allow shortages of materials to jeopardize our national security nor to become a bottleneck to our economic expansion.

Letter to William S. Paley on the Creation of the President's Materials Policy Commission.

01/21/1951

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I want you to forget all your emotions now and sit here and see what you can do.

First, it is absolutely necessary, for the safety of the country, that steel production must continue during the emergency.

I therefore request you, as a loyal American, to do everything you can to restore the steel plants to full operation as quickly as possible,...

I also request you to meet with me in my office at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 1952.