Harry Truman: “We have had some very able Secretaries of Agriculture who have been vitally interested in what you are doing.”

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances.

They should be strong enough to see that unified multiple-purpose development is planned for, and works operated harmoniously in each basin-wide comprehensive system.

I feel the Committee has done a thorough job of investigation and I wish to call your attention to these suggestions, some of which, I am sure, would be helpful.