Harry Truman

I think it was my predecessor who said that Americanism is not a matter of race or creed, it is a matter of the heart.

I appreciate very much your interest, because I know youth can keep the fires burning that will cause us to be able to see that the world does not starve, after winning the victory for freedom and right.

A lot of people now will be saying to you that they are sick and tired of hearing of starvation and want.

We are rather proud of our contribution to the feeding of the world.

We are going to help them all we can with machinery and tools and the wherewithal to raise food, but it will be some time before those destroyed countries can get back on a basis where they can feed themselves.

You fought not only the enemy, but you fought prejudice--and you have won.

You can make a contribution to this situation with which we are faced.

I strongly urge all citizens of this country to familiarize themselves with our Army Air Forces and to recall in appreciation the importance and the influence of air power in our national life.

We don't believe in wars any more, of course, but I do believe that if we can implement the United Nations Organization with a police force behind it sufficient to make its mandates stand up, we can have world peace.

And I told them they would have the full cooperation of the administration in that endeavor.

I haven't made a decision as yet. I will let you know immediately, when I make it.

I can't answer that. You will have to ask Mr. Byrnes about that.

I said that in the primaries I dealt with politics only in Missouri. I am dealing with politics in every State in the Union.

The opponent of Senator Wheeler--the manager of Senator Wheeler's campaign opponent issued a mimeographed letter which was an attack on me, and a vicious attack on Wheeler.

I have received that recommendation, and I am glad to get it.

Well, let's wait a little while to see about that.

I can't tell you what I will do with the OPA bill until it gets before me.

Why certainly. That's what Paul Fitzpatrick came in here for, and I was glad to discuss politics with him.

The happiest thing to me is the fact that these returned soldiers and sailors, marines, Wacs and Waves, and so forth, are giving you such a headache on education.

If they have justification enough for them to be looked at, they will be given that permission.

It is a pleasure for me to have you here this morning, and to be able to make a few off-the-cuff remarks on a subject that is very close to my heart.

It's a pleasure to me to be able to welcome you to Washington this morning.

He is very well educated in politics. No, I have no comment to make.

I have no comment on that. That's the first I've heard of it.

Well, there is nothing that transpired between Mr. Byrnes and myself that hasn't been in the newspapers.