Harry Truman: “I would like to use Mr. Pauley very much. He still has a job to do on the Reparations Commission.”

Mrs. Beth Campbell Short may be appointed to a permanent competitive position in the classified civil service of the United States without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they still have meaning for us.

The people of the United States have a very great asset in this force.

The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.