Harry Truman actually said...

We must act in time--ahead of time--to stamp out the smoldering beginnings of any conflict that may threaten to spread over the world.

Our foreign policy must not be wrecked on the rocks of partisanship.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the afor...

I raise no objection to this proposal.