Harry Truman actually said...

The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, through and with the aid of any persons or instrumentalities that he may designate, to take possession of the plants and facilities of the Cocker Machine and Foundry Company, located at Gastonia, North Carolina.

05/18/1945

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