The President's News Conference
10/05/1949
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In this celebration let us join with the peoples of the other free nations of the world in recognition of our common pur...
My decision should not be interpreted as establishing any new pattern or policy.
The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
Of course I would. I wouldn't be discourteous to anybody. I never have been.