Harry Truman actually said...

The major opportunity of our generation to increase the wealth of the Nation lies in the development of our great river systems.

The economy of controlling floods as compared with the cost of continuing under the handicap of their disruptive force has been amply demons...

the major opportunity of our generation to increase the wealth of the Nation lies in the development of our great river systems.

we must never forget that the conservation of our natural resources and their wise use are essential to our very existence as a Nation.