I have asked the Assistant to the President, Dr. John R. Steelman, to assume responsibility for directing these activities.

This order shall be effective as of July 1, 1949.

I would not.

There are a number of Federal programs of direct action or assistance to localities which can be timed and channeled so as to concentrate upon areas where unemployment is heavy without sacrifice of general national objectives.

Of course it should be.

I have no answers from them, as yet.

I shall also appreciate your cooperation with Dr. Steelman in taking actions to modify, within the limits of existing law, the procurement, construction, and other activities of your agency where it is determined to be feasible, in order…

I am also having a study made of possible changes in the laws governing these activities which may be needed for these purposes.

We did not discuss that subject.

The less harmony in the Republican Party the better suited I am.

They have got a perfect right to make that demand, but I have no comment on anything that that gang would want to do.

It will be in the form of an Executive order and will be sent to the Congress.

I think that Judge Kaufman is a good judge.

It is expensive to keep up the forces necessary to prevent war, but in the long run it could be a lot more expensive not to have them.

I hope and believe final agreement can be reached within the sixty day period.

We are not in a depression.

If we were in a depression, I would be the first person to tell you.

These are the facts.