Harry Truman: “Things seem to be going fairly well, now that a spirit of pessimism prevails in all the departments”

Without multiple-purpose river basin development, I believe that few of these accomplishments would have been possible.

I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense Department, he ought to tell them so they can make use of it.

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.

The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.