The President's News Conference
05/01/1946
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The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
My decision should not be interpreted as establishing any new pattern or policy.
I made a 14,400-mile trip to get a lot of misinformation.
Of course I would. I wouldn't be discourteous to anybody. I never have been.