Harry Truman actually said...

The Selective Service System shall defray necessary expenses of the Committee, including the compensation of the members thereof, within limits of applicable law.

Context

Executive Order 10166—Establishing the National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Doctors, Dentists and Allied...

10/03/1950

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