Harry Truman actually said...

"Authorizing the appointment of Jewell Wood Swofford to a position as Commissioner for Special Services..."

"The carrier now has become the eyes of the fleet--its guardian."

"It is a great pleasure to me to have had this privilege today of showing just what the country thinks about the contributions which these men made to the victory we have just won."

"I can't say too much of the men who actually did the work."