Harry Truman: “I didn't send for you just to make a speech. I sent for you for action and, gentlemen, I want it.”

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.

I am glad that the Bill of Rights is at last to be exhibited side by side with the Constitution.

The decoration established by this order shall be awarded by the President of the United States or, under regulations approved by him, by such person or persons as he may designate.

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