08/08/1949
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"The wisdom of this step has been demonstrated by greatly improved staff assistance to the President, which has contributed importantly to the management of the Government during the trying years of wa..."
"In my judgment, this course has been fundamentally unsound and should be reversed."
"In this they play a role similar in character to that of the various units of the Executive Office of the President."
"The creation of a Department of Welfare represents a sound and much needed step in the improvement of Federal organization."