Harry Truman: “The first of them is ignorance of our institutions.”

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

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

The Constitution is a living force--it is a growing thing.

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