Harry Truman actually said...

I am mindful of the reason which you have advanced for declining a recess appointment, and I reluctantly defer to your wishes in the matter.

Letter to Frieda B. Hennock on Her Decision To Decline a Recess Appointment as a Federal Judge

10/31/1951

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