Harry Truman: “They promise to cut the farmer loose, and take his chances in the marketplace.”

The course of action you recommend has my approval.

I enjoin upon all officers of the United States charged with the execution of the laws thereof the utmost diligence in preventing violations of section 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and this proclamation, including the…

It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great asset will subside and that we will continue to go forward in creating a skilled corps of men and women with a public…

We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they still have meaning for us.