04/03/1949
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"And he asked me, he says, 'Who do you think you are, the President of the United States ?'"
"Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams will hold back millions of gallons of flood water."
"The cost of both the seaway and power phases of the project will be repaid, with interest."
"I strongly recommend, therefore, that the Congress promptly complete action on legislation to carry out the 1941 agreement for joint construction of the St. Lawrence seaway and power project."