Harry Truman actually said...

Emergency aid is no substitute for a long-range recovery program, but it is a vital prerequisite to such a program.

Special Message to the Congress on the First Day of the Special Session

11/16/1947

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The only time I heard about it was the rumor that was going around here.

I think it's a rather poor approach on their part.

Yes, I know what I am going to do with him.

I can't answer that right now.