Harry Truman actually said...

"The major opportunity of our generation to increase the wealth of the Nation lies in the development of our great river systems."

"I therefore urge that this Congress undertake a program which will provide for the substantial completion within ten years of the flood control projects necessary for the protection of the Mississippi..."

"we must never forget that the conservation of our natural resources and their wise use are essential to our very existence as a Nation."

"In that way we shall save ourselves untold billions and pave the way for the wealth production that surely will flow from the integrated development of our valleys."