Harry Truman actually said...

Republicans don't like me very well.

I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day.

I hate communism, and because I have fought so much to prevent its spread, the Communists hate me.

I do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe November 11, 1948, as Armistice Day by renewing their devotion to the cause...