Harry Truman actually said...

"It will be a workshop for the volunteers of the District, and a model of everything a Red Cross chapter house ought to be."

"This proves something that I have known for a long time--the people of this city, so many of whom are Government workers, are among the finest and the most patriotic citizens we have anywhere in the U..."

"It is most appropriate, therefore, that the District of Columbia chapter of the Red Cross should have a beautiful modern building like the one which is being erected on this site."

"One of the best things we can do is to give blood through the Red Cross for the use of our soldiers."