Harry Truman: “I have given very careful consideration to the response contained herein.”

We know that large reserves of generating capacity are vital to economic health and to national security.

It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.

As far as I am concerned.

They should be strong enough to see that unified multiple-purpose development is planned for, and works operated harmoniously in each basin-wide comprehensive system.