On the recordJune 1, 1949
You know, I pinned a medal on General Montgomery out here in the yard one day, shortly after the war, and he inquired of me why that building is called the White House.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “You know, I pinned a medal on General Montgomery out here in the yard one day, shortly after the war, and he inquired of…”
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Remarks to the Foreign Delegates of the Inter-American Bar Association.
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