The President's News Conference
08/16/1950
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I realized that the action I was taking in this case was very drastic, and I did it only as a matter of necessity to meet an extreme emergen...
I know the American people will make the proper judgment if only they get all the facts and see the issues.
The powers of the President are derived from the Constitution, and they are limited, of course, by the provisions of the Constitution, parti...
The Taft-Hartley Act simply would not have prevented a shutdown of essential steel production in this case.