Harry Truman actually said...

"It would leave the Government without effective machinery for the coordination and supervision of its housing activities and would thrust upon the Chief Executive an impossible burden of administrativ..."

"It is vital that a sound permanent organization of housing activities be established at the earliest possible date in order to insure that housing functions will not be scattered among numerous agenci..."

"No lesser objective is commensurate with the productive capacity and resources of the country or with the dignity which a true democracy accords the individual citizen."

"They require coordination and supervision so that each will render its full contribution without conflict with the performance of other housing functions."