Harry Truman actually said...

"And this has been done over the violent opposition of the Republicans and the utility companies who are partners."

"In every way that you can imagine, the Northwest is a richer and happier, more productive and more independent region than it was before these dams were built."

"It takes its place among the other giants of the American West--Boulder, Bonneville, Grand Coulee, Shasta--the giants with whose help the people of the United States are creating a rich new industrial..."

"I have been having a grand time in Montana today, telling the people some of the things that they ought to hear and know about their country, and about a certain political party that I don't belong to..."