Harry Truman: “It hasn't come to me yet, and he is not the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.”

The National Security Medal may be awarded to any person, without regard to nationality, including members of the armed forces of the United States, for distinguished achievement or outstanding contribution on or after July 26, 1947, in…

I hereby direct all departments and agencies of the Government to cooperate with the Secretary of State in the execution of his authority under this proclamation and any subsequent proclamation, rule, regulation, or order issued in…

We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they still have meaning for us.

This ceremony could be no more than a magnificent burial.