Harry Truman actually said...

I believe that the best method for terminating the state of war with Germany would be by the enactment of appropriate legislation in advance of the issuance of a Presidential proclamation.

Context

Letter to the President of the Senate Recommending Legislation To Terminate the State of War With Germany.

07/08/1951

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