Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.
02/23/1949
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This case presents a unique situation.
It is an office that is without parallel in the history of the world.
The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
Of course I would. I wouldn't be discourteous to anybody. I never have been.