Harry Truman: “That question will be answered in my Economic Message which will go down to the Congress about the first of the week.”

They should be strong enough to see that unified multiple-purpose development is planned for, and works operated harmoniously in each basin-wide comprehensive system.

There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances.

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

I am happy to join with you in the recognition of the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Civil Service merit system.