09/11/1946
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"As quickly as I can make the announcement I will make it."
"No, but I intend to ask the Congress again to make an appropriation for the sesquicentennial."
"Well, they are working on it right now, and comment has all been favorable."
"I have been reading all the stories I saw in the papers, but I don't believe them."