Harry Truman

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55(a), 508, 603, and 729(a) of the Internal Revenue Code...

I am sorry to say that I don't think the Congressman knows exactly what he is talking about.

The committee hearing was held up at the Capitol. We will not continue it up here.

Of course I am exceedingly happy that the shooting war did not continue.

Yes he will. Of course he will. [Laughter]

The budget that I sent to the Congress was the budget that I thought was absolutely necessary.

Just as soon as I am ready to make the nominations, I will announce them in plenty of time so that you will know it.

My opinion is just what it was last January. We are going to put over the fair deal program before we get through, in toto.

It is hereby ordered that income, excess-profits, and declared value excess-profits tax returns shall be open for inspection by the Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board...

Yes, that is just as plain as it can possibly be.

I hadn't heard anything about it, so I can't comment on it.

I am hoping that the war of nerves will cease, that everybody will get in the mood for general world peace.

No, I can make no comment on it.

I HAVE called a Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth

I shall personally appreciate your cooperation in making the conference an outstanding contribution to child life in America.

The value of this conference will depend upon full participation of each state.

I am doing everything I possibly can to restore the physically handicapped to the point where they can be self-supporting.

I am doing everything I possibly can to prevent physical handicaps from happening.

There are millions of people who have been injured unnecessarily, through plain carelessness on their own part, or on the part of some other source.

I am particularly interested in this program, and am anxious to see it a continuing success.

As a result of those accidents, and as a result of war, we must continue to work to the very best of our ability to see that these people are given a better outlook on life.

Without foreign trade, for example, it would be difficult, if not impossible, for us to develop atomic energy.

Some people think the country would have been much better off if I had gone ahead and been a professional musician.

What is needed is to draw these elements together into a continually expanding and productive international economy.

Consequently, the United States joined with other nations to prepare for a peaceful economic world.