Harry Truman actually said...

This is a critical period of our national life.

We must act in time--ahead of time--to stamp out the smoldering beginnings of any conflict that may threaten to spread over the world.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the afor...

Proper protection of millions of our American families requires that effective rent and eviction control be extended beyond June 30, 1947, f...