Harry Truman actually said...

"This manpower conservation program should be given top priority throughout the executive branch."

"The present emergency has caused great demands on the manpower resources of our country, with shortages of manpower in certain special areas already being felt."

"The Federal Government, as the largest single employer in the country, should set the example in accomplishing this objective."

"It is extremely important that the Defense Production Act be extended and strengthened if we are to keep the heavy pressures of the next few months from becoming an unmanageable torrent of inflation."