Harry Truman actually said...

"Done at the City of Washington this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-fifth."

"I urge all employers and Government agencies of all kinds - Federal, State, territorial, and local - to give those under their charge sufficient time in which to fulfill the obligations of registratio..."

"The Selective Service System shall defray necessary expenses of the Committee, including the compensation of the members thereof, within limits of applicable law."

"This proclamation shall become effective on the fifth day after the date thereof."