Harry Truman

And then I had this inscription put on the gavel.

He happened to be at the White House for a conference and I brought him over.

For an earlier statement on the railroad situation, see Item 33.

I wish it were a fact that I was returning permanently to the scene of my former 'crimes and misdemeanors,' which have got me into more trouble than any man in the world has ever gotten into.

I would advise you to read the history of 1941.

No, I have no comment on that.

It is a pleasure to see all these fine young men from, I understand, every State and Territory in the Union.

I strongly urge the Congress to correct the present unsound condition of the postal revenues.

I served 10 years with the Congress--you will be a great bunch of young men.

The taxpayers of this country are faced with an unavoidably large burden in financing our defense program.

The general taxpayer has been giving large subsidies to certain users of the postal system.

I went up with the airborne people and wanted to jump out, and I almost got arrested by the major general because he said he would be court-martialed if I jumped out.

Postal employees should receive fair salaries.

Second-class mail should be brought gradually toward self-sufficiency in postal revenues.

It is a pleasure to me, as I said before, to see you young men who are so thoroughly and completely interested in the welfare of the Nation.

It is unreasonable and unfair that they should also have to pay for postal costs which should be borne by those who receive the direct benefit of postal service.

The acquisition of competitive status by the employee must be recommended to the Civil Service Commission by the head of the agency in which he is employed within six months of the date of this order;

It gives me a great deal of pleasure to again hand this cup to the winner.

I AM most happy to again hand out these first prizes for these historic pictures.

Now it is necessary, I think, in this country, as well as around the world, to try to mobilize the moral forces of the world against the unmoral forces.

We are not in the midst of any political campaign at the present time.

That is all this is for.

It is your duty--you come from every section of the United States--to see if you can't revive that moral force in our own population that causes a man to give some sacrifice for the welfare of the rest of the human race.

All I am asking you to do is to help the President of the United States to mobilize the moral forces in the world to meet the unmoral forces in the world.

If you gentlemen will give me a lift on that, this breakfast will have been worthwhile.