Harry Truman

I am grateful for the honor that the Woodrow Wilson Foundation has conferred upon me.

Redistricting should be completed not later than the spring of 1952 so that the Congressional elections of that year may give fair representation to all citizens of our country.

It is fundamental to the whole structure of the Constitution that all citizens have equal representation, so far as practicable, in the House of Representatives.

It should assume responsibility for seeing that the standards are in fact complied with.

It seems to me desirable that the Congress at this time should give its attention to this important problem and enact legislation, supplemental to the permanent legislation on this subject, which would provide the States with standards for…

The Congress should not be satisfied merely with enacting such standards.

Will be--that's the word--will.

The Big Four now works under the direction of the United Nations because the United Nations Charter takes the place of all those things.

I will let you know about that in the State of the Union Message.

It has not been under consideration.

I will take care of that, May, when the time comes.

I think we are making the best progress that it is possible to make.

The General is coming to see me, and after we have had a conference, I will comment on it.

The House makes its own rules, and we will try and operate with the rules, as usual.

There has been no change whatever.

I don't think it's any of their business!

Yes, I will tell them why. Not here.

To the extent that provisions of Executive Order No. 10161 of September 9, 1950, are inconsistent with the provisions of this order the latter shall control.

There shall be at the head of the Defense Production Administration a Defense Production Administrator, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The Administrator shall direct the administration of the functions provided for in sections 302 and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 except as to food.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, and as President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:

All orders, regulations, rulings, certificates, directives, and other actions relating to any function affected by this Executive order shall remain in effect except as they are inconsistent herewith or are hereafter amended or revoked…

Nothing in this Executive order shall affect the validity or force of anything heretofore done under the said Executive Orders Nos. 10161 or 10172.

Whenever the available supply of any food is insufficient to meet all needs therefore the Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly determine the division to be made of the available supply.

There are hereby delegated to the Administrator the functions conferred upon the President by Titles I and II and section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950.