Harry Truman actually said...

If the Congress wishes to enact legislation confirming the States in the ownership of what is already theirs--that is, the lands and resources under navigable inland waters and the tidelands--I shall, of course, be glad to approve it.

Context

Veto of Bill Concerning Title to Offshore Lands.

05/28/1952

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