The plan gives the Postmaster General the necessary authority to organize and control his department by transferring to him the functions of all subordinate officers and agencies of the Post Office Department.
Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 3 of 1949: Post Office Department.
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The experience of this early period of public action showed that constant vigilance and competent professional guidance are essential to prevent irreparable losses.
It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.
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