Harry Truman: “We shall completely destroy Japan's power to make war.”

Mrs. Beth Campbell Short may be appointed to a permanent competitive position in the classified civil service of the United States without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general welfare.

I have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.

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.