Harry Truman

I have been a delegate from Missouri for 31 years, and I hope I will have the privilege of being a delegate for 31 more years.

A community of democratic nations cannot insist on uniformity in matters of politics or business.

We must increase our buying abroad if we are to achieve a balanced world trade.

It has never been done before in the history of the world.

I appreciate very much the privilege of riding behind that famous Horse Guard, which I understand has escorted every President that has come to Philadelphia since George Washington.

We cannot, therefore, fall back into economic isolationism.

It is not a Legionnaire speech, it is a speech on international affairs which affects the welfare of the Nation in days to come, and one in which you will be particularly interested.

I am happy to be here with the American Legion again at their annual convention.

World prosperity is necessary to world peace.

Without foreign trade, many of our industries would suffer.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the said Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, do hereby approve and proclaim the…

I think I made that statement along in January or February, and it still stands.

Yes. I wouldn't have the conference, if we didn't expect some good to come from them.

I think there were 16,000 beds called for in that program, and we had 5,000 beds vacant; and the reason for that cut was that we had neither the doctors nor the patients to occupy those extra beds.

I understood that it was a recess, and the Congress is in control of its own actions.

I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to observe October 24, 1949, as United Nations Day with ceremonies designed to affirm our faith in the objectives of the United…

Most of the time it is a lot of fun to do it, but it means a tremendous amount of hard work.

No concrete developments. Same answer as last week.

It is the best government in the history of the world, and it will continue to be that best government if you young people will keep informed on it, and keep up with it, and on election day go and vote your sentiments.

I would be happy to see Governor Lehman in the Senate of the United States. That is up to the State of New York, however. I am not in New York politics.

Naturally, I would like to be present.

I probably will reappoint him.

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation has been making that sort of loan, and they are good, and there is nothing wrong with them.

I surely do. I know it will, in fact.

I will answer that question when the time comes. I am not in Coolidge's position, who said 'I am not--I do not choose to run.'