Harry Truman

No, I do not. He is sitting right there. He is not fired yet.

That leaves you up in the air.

I drink a toast to His Excellency the President of France, to the first official visit that any President of France has ever paid to the United States.

There is no safety for any of us in abandoning these principles.

We must not and will not let that happen.

It is the genius of our democratic type of society that we are constantly creative and constantly advancing.

We hold out to all people the prospect of bettering their condition, not in the dim future, not after some terrible and bloody upheaval, but steadily through the years, in the simple activities of our daily life.

The issue in Korea is the survival of the principles on which we have built our countries.

It is an honor to open this meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics.

The success of our defense program depends upon our economic strength.

The aggressive expansion of the Soviet power threatens the whole world.

I am happy to extend to you a wholehearted welcome to our country and to our Capital City.

We have all followed and we will continue to follow two basic principles.

Provided, That the regulations of the Administrator of General Services need not be approved by the Secretary of Defense:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the First War Powers Act, 1941, as amended by the act of January 12, 1951, entitled 'An Act to amend and extend title II of the first War Powers Act, 1941' (Public Law 921, 81st Congress), and as…

The provisions of Part I of Executive Order No. 10210 of February 2, 1951, entitled 'Authorizing the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce to Exercise the Functions and Powers Set Forth in Title II of the First War Powers…

And provided further, That nothing contained herein shall prejudice any other authority which the General Services Administration or the Administrator of General Services may have with respect to procurement.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Saturday, April 14, 1951, as Pan American Day

This tremendous gain in our strength has been made necessary by the lawless aggression of communist forces in Korea, and by the menace of still further communist attacks against other free nations.

The speed with which we have been able to strengthen our defenses should be a source of inspiration and encouragement to men everywhere who love freedom.

It is evidence of our determination, in company with other free nations, to establish and maintain world peace.

I wish to commend you and all your associates in the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force for the strenuous efforts which have made such growth possible.

The armed forces we are building, and the supplies for them which our factories, farms, and mines are turning out, are for the protection and preservation of our freedoms.

I am confident that, under your wise leadership, the Department of Defense will continue to build the strength we need, fully supported by the Congress and by the American people.

I APPRECIATE your report that, as of March 21, 1951, the strength of the United States Armed Forces will be double what it was nine months ago, when communist forces invaded the Republic of Korea.