Harry Truman actually said...

I recommend that the Congress enact at the present session legislation directed toward five objectives.

During 1947 nearly one million housing units were added to our housing supply.

The expansion of housing production is necessary in this inflationary period, just as it is necessary to expand the production of other arti...

To achieve an increased volume of construction in 1948, and a higher proportion of rental housing, the Government should continue its financ...