Harry Truman actually said...

A thoughtful examination of the bill leads to the conclusion that it not only would endanger the benefit rights of thousands of blind person...

The blind, like other people, want to work and be self-supporting.

The most compelling reason for disapproval of this bill is my firm belief that the unsound principle on which it is based would seriously hi...

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, do hereby proclai...