Harry Truman: “On my own behalf, I want to tell you of my deep personal appreciation for the wise counsel and the unwavering support…”

The decoration established by this order shall be awarded by the President of the United States or, under regulations approved by him, by such person or persons as he may designate.

This ceremony could be no more than a magnificent burial.

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

It would have involved us in all-out war in the Far East, and we have been strenuously trying to avoid that all the time.