Harry Truman actually said...

"I urge the people of the United States on that day to fly the American Flag from their homes."

"The transition from war to peace is part and parcel of the war and we cannot shirk our obligation to those temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own."

"It is our custom each year to set aside a day on which to render special honor to our Flag."

"The Government has thus incurred a moral obligation to these workers and to those who have stuck faithfully to their posts in the past."