The President's News Conference
04/13/1949
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Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section ...
Provided, that such lands shall remain subject to the unhampered use of the Department of the Army for purposes of national defense.
We have not retreated in the face of this threat.
I want to thank the Vice President not only for what he has said tonight, but also for all that he has done for me and for his country.