Harry Truman: “The Ways and Means Committee have been proceeding exactly as I have requested them to proceed.”

I have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.

The people of the United States have a very great asset in this force.

It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great asset will subside and that we will continue to go forward in creating a skilled corps of men and women with a public…

I feel the Committee has done a thorough job of investigation and I wish to call your attention to these suggestions, some of which, I am sure, would be helpful.