Harry Truman: “I have no comment to make on that. My action speaks for itself.”

I am happy to join with you in the recognition of the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Civil Service merit system.

We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they still have meaning for us.

Mrs. Beth Campbell Short may be appointed to a permanent competitive position in the classified civil service of the United States without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

This ceremony could be no more than a magnificent burial.