Harry Truman: “It shall be the duty of the Director to further proper preparations, arrangements, and methods for the orderly and…”

The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.

It would have involved us in all-out war in the Far East, and we have been strenuously trying to avoid that all the time.

The experience of this early period of public action showed that constant vigilance and competent professional guidance are essential to prevent irreparable losses.

This ceremony could be no more than a magnificent burial.