Harry Truman

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, August 14, 1946, as Victory Day.

I don't think it needs to be increased.

It's only that part--we have only included that part of the British loan which we knew would be spent in this year.

We tried to put it in as clear a statement as possible, but we want everybody to have access to the actual figures, to understand it as we think we do.

Approval of the bill would constitute a departure from this policy which I cannot justify.

I am not going to discuss New York politics this morning.

He is a very able administrator.

I have just sent down the name of Keen Johnson of Kentucky, to be Under Secretary of Labor.

I am working on that now, and as soon as I have the proper acceptances, they will be announced.

I voted for it every time it came up, when I was in the Senate.

I am sending a letter on the budget to all the heads of the executive departments and agencies.

I expect to talk with him about his duties in Germany.

Mr. Attlee has not been in consultation with me.

I am having it studied now, and as soon as I come to a conclusion, you will be informed at once.

I am not in Tennessee politics.

I made that comment yesterday, which was published in all the papers of the United States.

I don't think there's any chance of my going.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statues of the United States.

The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to detail on temporary basis an officer of the Army for military duty with the Institute of Inter-American Affairs.

Any Army officer detailed for duty under authority of this order shall, while so detailed, retain and be entitled to all rights, benefits, promotions and status of an officer of the Army of the United States.

I should be grateful for the earliest possible consideration of the treaty and protocol by the Senate.

Income, excess-profits, declared value, excess profits, and capital stock tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code for the years 1939 to 1945, inclusive, shall be open to inspection by the Special Committee established pursuant to…

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a), 508, 603, 1204, and 729 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 1, 29, 111, 171; 54 Stat. 974, 989), it is hereby ordered as follows:

My deep gratitude to the veteran allows no other course.

As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by Pullman Company or its employees in…