10/07/1948
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"I trust, therefore, that at the earliest possible date the Congress will enact legislation to establish a commission for the purposes indicated."
"I feel sure that the people of this country expect this major undertaking to be accomplished by the best qualified architects, engineers and craftsmen available"
"THE PRESIDENT of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Gold Star in lieu of the Third Distinguished Service Medal to FLEET ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY, UNITED STATES NAVY"
"By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32 of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of July 22, 1937, 50 Stat. 522, 525 (7 U.S.C. 1011), and as President of the United States, and..."