Harry Truman: “I hope the Japanese treaty can be promptly signed, I might say that.”

The decoration established by this order shall be awarded by the President of the United States or, under regulations approved by him, by such person or persons as he may designate.

It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.

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

I believe that the report is of great value.