On the recordMarch 11, 1947
The gravity of the situation which confronts the world today necessitates my appearance before a joint session of the Congress.
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Special Message to the Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine
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NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:
My decision should not be interpreted as establishing any new pattern or policy.