Harry Truman said...

It would have involved us in all-out war in the Far East, and we have been strenuously trying to avoid that all the time...

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

I hereby direct all departments and agencies of the Government to cooperate with the Secretary of State in the execution...

There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenanc...