Harry Truman actually said...

"I, therefore, urge the Senate not to take any action which would arbitrarily destroy an essential safeguard of the decent working conditions which we have carefully built up in this country over the p..."

"The lands and mineral resources in question lie under the open sea off the Pacific, the Gulf, and the Atlantic coasts of our country."

"They are going to furnish me with a memorandum as soon as they have a chance to discuss the matter among themselves."

"It has been strongly urged upon me that the case of Texas differs from that of the other coastal States, and that special considerations entitle Texas to submerged lands lying off its coast."