The President's News Conference
09/11/1946
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It is clear that we could not possibly make available the installations and trained military manpower to put a universal training program in...
It does not seem to me immediately necessary for the Congress to enact universal training legislation.
I am very much in favor of universal training legislation.
Accordingly, I hope that your Committee will continue its active consideration of this legislation with a view to seeking final action on it...