The President's News Conference
09/07/1949
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We want you to be entirely clear in your mind about this, so that is the reason why we have this special phone number that you can call over...
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, August 14, 1946, as Victory Day...
It's only that part--we have only included that part of the British loan which we knew would be spent in this year.
In fact, General Gregory got so disgusted with it, it made him sick, and he had to quit.