Harry Truman

I hope that the Congress will, at its next session, give further consideration to legislation to accomplish the purposes of H.R. 6839.

I do question the propriety and wisdom of giving Committees veto power over executive functions authorized by the Congress to be carried out by executive agencies.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including the said section 350(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as…

I shall see that this is examined at once.

Why these remedial recommendations were not adopted is not shown in the record.

Unfortunately, the bill before me is seriously faulty.

I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the citizens of this Nation to observe Friday, October 24, 1952, as United Nations Day by sending greetings to friends, relatives, and associates in other…

I HAVE withheld my approval from S. 1271, 'To permit employees of the Canal Zone Government and the Panama Canal Company to appeal decisions under the federal Employees' Compensation Act to the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board.'

I am convinced that they should have been adopted in the interest of avoiding needless costs, administrative burdens, and procedural encumbrances.

WHEREAS such lands are no longer needed for military purposes, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they be restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii:

NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:

HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 15, 1952

WHEREAS certain lands known as Round Top Military Reservation and rights-of-way thereto, located at Honolulu, Island Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, which form a part of the public lands ceded and transferred to the United States by the…

I want you to consider all aspects of our foreign trade policy as Coming within the scope of your investigation.

Neither, I feel, have we really thought through the full implications of our efforts to prevent the rest of the free world from trading with the Iron Curtain bloc.

In my judgment, the first step toward clarifying this situation is for a responsible public group to study this problem and recommend to the President and the Congress the course we should follow in our trade policy.

I hereby create a board of three members to be appointed by me, to investigate the said dispute.

The Secretary shall transmit the said estimates to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10161 of September 9, 1950…

In performing its functions under this order the Board shall comply with the requirements of section 502 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended.

The authority vested in the President by section 708 of the Act relating to voluntary agreements and programs to further the objectives of the Act is hereby delegated to the Small Defense Plants Administrator to the extent that it may be…

Subject to the limitations and conditions contained in the said section 708 of the Act, the Small Defense Plants Administrator may redelegate the authority delegated to him by section 1 of this order, and may authorize successive…

I urgently request that this rider be eliminated before the Congress completes its action on this bill.

I cannot believe that the Congress would wish to adjourn with our national security jeopardized in this fashion.

By the Charter all United Nations members are bound to settle their disputes peacefully rather than by the use of force.