The President's News Conference
07/06/1949
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The cost of such a program is considerable, but it represents an investment in security that will be worth many times its cost.
I understand that the House may soon consider H.R. 5472, a bill to authorize the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, to undertake va...
If it were possible, we would prefer that these bulwarks against aggression be established by the United Nations.
I am proud to be a member of the oldest active veterans organization in the Nation.