Harry Truman actually said...

Within their respective fields these agencies assist the President in developing plans and policies which extend beyond the responsibility of any single department of the Government.

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 4 of 1949: National Security Council and National Security...

06/19/1949

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