Harry Truman: “The Department of the Navy and the Department of the Interior shall proceed with the plans for the transfer of the…”

We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general welfare.

The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.

I am happy to join with you in the recognition of the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Civil Service merit system.

It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great asset will subside and that we will continue to go forward in creating a skilled corps of men and women with a public…