Harry Truman actually said...

I shall continue to see to it that the civil service system is constantly strengthened and that merit and efficiency are rewarded by advancement.

Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission.

03/02/1948

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I would give anything in the world if I were 18 instead of 68, so that I could see it.

They should hold those hearings.

It is important and necessary that that project be built.

This order shall cease to be effective on December 31, 1952.