Harry Truman actually said...

"I urge the members of the Congress to consider this report carefully over the next few weeks as a basis for the enactment of legislation in the near future."

"In the meantime, I intend to establish a temporary Civil Defense Administration, which will carry forward the civil defense work until permanent legislation is enacted by the Congress, and which will ..."

"The organization of an effective civil defense system involves many difficult problems."

"Oh, certainly. They are a party to it."