Harry Truman

The United States has a tremendous responsibility to act according to the measure of our power for good in the world.

This bill would undermine the soundness of our Government finances at a time when world peace depends upon the strength of the United States.

We need an adequate and balanced military strength to carry out our purpose of achieving peace in the world.

This order shall be effective April 1, 1948.

A large tax reduction at this time would help to drive the cost of living still higher.

I am proud, as other Americans are, of the contributions which have been made to our democracy by Americans of Swedish origin, and I believe that these contributions should be recognized by all appropriate means.

For these reasons, I am unable to approve this joint resolution.

I call upon Federal, State, and local officials, as well as patriotic, civic, and educational organizations, to conduct exercises on or about May 16

Done at the City of Washington this 30th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-eight

I hereby designate Sunday, May 16, 1948, as I Am An American Day

Equitable use of the practice of recognizing the historic importance of events by the issuance of special stamps requires that this recognition be accorded at this time to other elements in our national life.

It is my hope that the members of the Klamath tribe will be prudent and wise in the use of the money now to be made available so that this legislation will in reality provide for their economic advancement.

In conclusion, I urge that the Klamath Indians give deep thought to the use of their resources, both individual and tribal, in ways that will insure their future security and progress.

They must remember that the money represents a part of their heritage and should be so invested that it will bring them benefits long after it is spent.

As a general rule I question the soundness of distributing Indian capital funds in per capita payments.

While I can understand that instances may occasionally occur which might justify the Federal Government providing for additional subsidies on Reclamation projects either through waiver of interest charges over longer periods of time or…

It has been my understanding that Reclamation projects, historically, have been based on the principle that the construction costs to the Federal Government would be repaid, without interest, in 40 years, plus, in some cases, a 10-year…

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, hereby declare and proclaim that the articles listed below shall, on and after April 15, 1948, be considered arms, ammunition, and implements of war for the…

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 aforesaid section 411 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, do hereby…

I also invite the medical profession, the press, the radio, the motion-picture industry, and all organizations and individuals interested in a national program for the control of cancer by education and other cooperative means to unite…

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do hereby set apart the month of April 1948 as Cancer Control Month; and I invite the Governors of the several States and the Territories and possessions of the…

Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate, injure, destroy, deface, or remove any feature of this monument and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands reserved by this proclamation

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 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, 34 Stat. 225 (16 U.S.C. 431), do proclaim that, subject to valid…

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, April 14, 1948, as Pan American Day

I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, April 14, 1948, as Pan American Day