The President's News Conference
07/28/1948
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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...
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, conforming to our hallowed custom, and in...
I feel it is necessary for me to exercise the final authority in the coal case.
The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.