Harry Truman actually said...

I need not emphasize to you the importance of petroleum in the life of the Nation and the consequent necessity for assuring the adequate and continuous availability of this vital resource.

Context

Letter to Secretary Krug Concerning Termination of the Petroleum Administration for War.

05/02/1946

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