Harry Truman: “Nothing in this order shall be deemed to divest any agency referred to in paragraph 1 of this order of any of its…”

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

I wouldn't take any, now. It's a little late.

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

Members of the armed forces of the United States who are awarded the decoration established by this order are authorized to wear the medal and the ribbon symbolic of the award, as may be authorized by uniform regulations approved by the…