Harry Truman: “That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of T.N.T.”

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…

It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great asset will subside and that we will continue to go forward in creating a skilled corps of men and women with a public…

We know that large reserves of generating capacity are vital to economic health and to national security.

There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances.