Harry Truman actually said...

I have concluded that the proper action at this time is to concentrate in the Chairman the responsibility for the internal administration of...

The function of the second is 'to advise the President concerning the coordination of military, industrial, and civilian mobilization.'

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1949, prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949.

Since the creation of the Executive Office of the President, however, the Congress has further recognized the need for more adequate central...