Harry Truman actually said...

"The Medal of Freedom shall not be awarded to a citizen of the United States for any act or service performed within the continental limits of the United States or to a member of the armed forces of th..."

"It is my desire, therefore, that, with the exception of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Treasury Department, the Veterans Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Panama Ca..."

"By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946 (Public Law 24, 79th Congress), section 108 of the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946 (Public Law 62..."

"I am appearing to ask for the ratification of the Charter, and the Statute annexed thereto, in accordance with the Constitution."