On the recordJanuary 11, 1948
The Corps of Engineers should therefore be given funds to start building the dam at once under the authority of existing legislation.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The Corps of Engineers should therefore be given funds to start building the dam at once under the authority of existing…”
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Special Message to the Congress on the Folsom Dam.
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