The President's News Conference
02/14/1951
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The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
It is an office that is without parallel in the history of the world.
I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury authority to prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent he...
My decision should not be interpreted as establishing any new pattern or policy.