Harry Truman: “I hope that this function will be continued indefinitely.”

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 140 I64 Stat. 107, 145); and as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the…

The Constitution is a living force--it is a growing thing.

I have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.

That is his duty. That is his duty.