The President's News Conference
09/12/1951
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The Constitution belongs to no one group of people and to no single branch of the Government.
I can't see any good purpose to be served by that.
I hereby direct all departments and agencies of the Government to cooperate with the Secretary of State in the execution...
Without multiple-purpose river basin development, I believe that few of these accomplishments would have been possible.