The President's News Conference
12/10/1947
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My decision should not be interpreted as establishing any new pattern or policy.
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, conforming to our hallowed custom, and in...
It is an office that is without parallel in the history of the world.
The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...