The President's News Conference on the Budget
01/09/1948
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I believe that God intended for this Nation to lead the way to peace for all men, and that we are going ahead to lead it...
I am concerned that the program outlined above be initiated at the earliest practicable date.
As President, I feel it my duty to protect the men who are engaged in this crucial work from such attacks.
He is just talking on his suspicions. That is the usual thing in a turnover.