Harry Truman

I hope that Poland will continue the struggle, and that the time will come when Poland will again be a free country among the free nations of the world.

I am sure that time will come.

I have another very good reason for admiring Poland, because of your Prime Minister, Paderewski and his music, which I love very much.

I want to express my appreciation for the time and effort you are putting in, to help us with the defense program.

I don't think a large number of the people really appreciate that we are in the midst of one of the greatest crises we have ever faced, and that we must meet it, and that we must not, under any circumstances, let down.

The women of this day and age have that same spirit, and I want you to arouse them and see if you can't get them to come help us.

This great country of ours is the hope of the free world, and we must make good on that hope.

In addition to the members of the Board provided for in section 403(a) of this Executive order, the Board shall have not more than six alternate members, who shall be appointed by the President at such times as he may deem necessary and…

In my opinion, the instant bill is illustrative of a growing trend toward a philosophy which I find most disturbing.

For the foregoing reasons, I feel obliged to withhold my approval from H.R. 1672.

This country is built upon principles which we have inherited from the British people--our love of liberty, our system of justice which is based upon the English common law, our language-these and many other things give us a strong feeling…

This proposal, if enacted into law, would constitute a backward step in the efforts of the Federal Government to extend equal rights and opportunities to all our people.

Such an attitude is manifestly inimical to the vitality of our free enterprise system, the maintenance of which becomes a matter of increasing concern in view of its importance to the continued strength of the free nations.

I believe it would be most unwise to do anything which might tend to lessen the effectiveness of the guaranteed loan programs which have contributed so much to past and present mobilization efforts.

I hope the day will soon come when the same thing will be true among all the nations of the world, when war will be impossible in the world.

Step by step we are discarding old discriminations; we must not adopt new ones.

We should not impair our moral position by enacting a law that requires a discrimination based on race.

Any alternate member shall participate as a member of the Board only in lieu of a member appointed under section 403(a) who is not participating, and only when called upon by the Chairman of the Board to so participate, and when so…

I HAVE withheld my approval from H.R. 1672, 'An Act For the Relief of Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association.'

It is very thoughtful and generous of the King, your father, to send this gift.

We want you to come back again.

It has been a very great pleasure to have you as our guests.

No matter who they are, you and your family will always be welcome.

This overmantel will be placed in the White House, and it will be greatly cherished as a mark of the close ties that bind our two countries together.

It just couldn't happen.