Harry Truman actually said...

"NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority invested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631), and for the purpose of carrying ..."

"Moreover, such authority is likely to result in a duplication of certain functions which the Department of Agriculture and its constituent units are authorized and able to perform."

"Paragraph (e) of the bill is objectionable because, in addition to authorizing the payment of educational expenses of dependents of Federal employees in the vicinity of Boulder and Grand Coulee Dams, ..."

"If such a policy were established for the education of the dependents of employees of one agency of the Government, its application to all agencies of the Government could not be successfully resisted..."