Harry Truman actually said...

Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams will hold back millions of gallons of flood water.

And the sooner they find that out, the better it will be for everybody concerned, including themselves.

The cost of both the seaway and power phases of the project will be repaid, with interest.

I strongly recommend, therefore, that the Congress promptly complete action on legislation to carry out the 1941 agreement for joint constru...