“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordOctober 17, 1948
By virtue of the authority vested in me by title I of the Selective Service Act of 1948, approved June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. 604), I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed in part by Executive Order No. 9979 of July 20, 1948, in part by Executive Order No. 9992 of August 28, 1948, and in part by Executive Order NO. 10001 of September 17, 1948, and constituting portions of Chapter VI of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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Executive Order 10008—Amending the Selective Service Regulations

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