Harry Truman actually said...

We should not be content to be merely a customer of Canada's for the use of the seaway after it is built.

I strongly recommend, therefore, that the Congress promptly enact legislation to carry out the 1941 Agreement for joint completion of the St...

I strongly believe that the United States should join as a full partner with Canada in building the seaway.

We should join in constructing the seaway, first, because it is important to our national security.