Harry Truman actually said...

"I have concluded that the National Security Resources Board, which is charged with advising me concerning the coordination of such overall mobilization planning, is the appropriate agency which should..."

"I have recently given considerable attention to the question of the appropriate organization of the executive branch for civil defense."

"It's time for us old 'fuds' to begin to go, and let the next generation come into its own."

"This organization to which you belong is one of the pillars of the Government of the United States."