Harry Truman

We appreciate very much his being here today.

There is of course a possibility of a woman getting any job, but not that one.

I don't know whether he is going to ask me that or not.

Mr. Lilienthal is fully and thoroughly equipped for the position to which I appointed him, and I shall stay with him straight through.

We want him to enjoy his visit in the United States.

We want to contribute to that enjoyment all we can.

We are very fortunate today to have as our guest the President-elect of Uruguay, our good friend.

I have always been curious to see his country.

Jefferson's birthday, as you know, is on the 13th of April; and if we hold dinners in April--Jefferson Day Dinners, there isn't any difference.

It will probably continue for some time to come yet.

We are indeed glad to have him in the United States, and I should like to propose a toast to the President-elect of our neighboring Republic.

But I am sure that he does just what he says he does.

They are absolutely unfounded.

No. That's a matter that we'll have to work out.

I hope some time that I shall have a chance to do it.

I will issue a statement on that in a few days.

I need Secretary Forrestal right where he is.

I understand a bill for extension has been reported out.

I thought, Bert--I thought you might come out with something like that, so I will read you a statement that covers the thing categorically.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America and President of the American National Red Cross, do hereby designate and proclaim the month of March 1947 as Red Cross Month and urge every citizen of this…

The security of the United States and the essential needs of its citizens must never again be jeopardized by inadequate or uncertain rubber supplies.

I therefore recommend that the Senate and the House of Representatives, by Joint Resolution, make a declaration of policy to the effect that it is the firm intention of the Government to maintain a synthetic rubber industry in the United…

I wish to express to you the sincere appreciation of the United States Government for the splendid service which you have rendered your country and the very real contribution which you have made to the Allied cause.

Appropriate action should be taken now to assure that adequate facilities for the production of American-made rubber of the highest quality continue to be available.

I repeat my recent recommendation that the authority to continue allocation controls on rubber be continued for one year under Title Ill of the Second War Powers Act, in order that the Congress may have an opportunity to consider this…