Harry Truman

Our gifts to the Community Chest help all these people and many others for the chest includes most of the private organizations, in our towns and cities, that provide health and welfare services.

We can't let our guard down, and shouldn't.

The net effect of these adjustments has usually been in favor of the Government so that the adjusted obligation of the prior purchaser has been somewhere between the price which he originally paid for the vessel and the statutory sales…

The bipartisan foreign policy has always been on that basis, and there has been no change in it whatever.

Finally, the benefits accruing to prior purchasers, if they are allowed to capitalize these amounts above the statutory sales price, would afford them the special operating advantages which arise from the higher depreciation allowances…

I have withheld my approval from H.R. 3419, 'To amend the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946'.

I shall enforce the law as it is on the books.

The book speaks for itself. I have no comment to make on it.

The enactment of legislation in derogation of these firmly established principles would, in my opinion, create a most undesirable precedent

I am very happy about it, and I hope that situation will wind up with a peace that will be satisfactory to everybody.

It is my belief, however, that, as a matter of principle and if no adjustment contracts had already been executed, interpretation of section 9(b) to require an undoing of all transactions prior to the enactment of the Merchant Ship Sales…

While I would not object to a measure which would merely permit Sedgwick County to secure a judicial determination in the Court of Claims of the question as to whether the tax assessed against the property involved was lawful, without…

I AM withholding approval of H.R. 7854

I hope to be able to take it up with the Congress and have it repealed.

You get the usual number of letters and telegrams every time a White House document is put out.

I have not considered anybody for anything as yet because there is nothing to consider him for.

I am concerned, however, lest some shipowners who have already accepted price adjustments did so on the assumption that the cost basis of their vessels for tax purposes would be the original price reduced by the net amount of the…

The purpose of the Merchant Ship Sales Act was to establish a uniform pricing policy for the sale of Government vessels.

I am appointing George J. Bott of Maryland General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.

To impose a liability upon the Federal Government for such penalties, interest, and charges is inconsistent with the sound and long established doctrines that claims against the United States do not bear interest and that the Federal…

It certainly would endanger security, and as Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces, and for security reasons, I will not be in any hurry about publishing that list.

I find objectionable those provisions in the bill which authorize the court to render judgment in favor of the County and against the United States for the amount of any penalties, interest, and charges

Bill Boyle will be back on the job in a week or two, just as good as ever.

I hope you will look carefully and wisely at the issues and the candidates before you, and will cast your ballots to strengthen this country in its struggle to achieve peace and freedom.

I am deeply aware of the concern that women feel over the danger of Communist aggression.