I think he is wrong about the pact.

I don't think any of the present program has been shelved.

I do not agree at all with Senator George on that.

I have not accepted the invitation.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act.

I also invite the Governors of the several States, Territories, and possessions of the United States and the appropriate officials of the various municipalities and other political subdivisions to take similar action with respect to Pan…

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 14, 1949, as Pan American Day;

He performed his duties as Secretary of Defense with vigorous leadership, fearlessness, integrity, selflessness, and unstinted expenditure of physical effort.

He was remarkably successful in building a solid foundation for the unified military establishment, in achieving fruitful progress in many fields, and also in expediting to an exceptional degree the development of the Armed Forces in the…

He courageously and with statesman-like skill led in the resolving of vast, complex and innumerable problems in the manifold and unexplored areas involved.

And I call upon the schools, churches, organizations, and people of the United States generally to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies, thereby giving expression to the cordial and friendly sentiments which the Government and…

To them we should offer not only our aid in physical things, but also the sense of brotherhood in a common cause.

We know that we enjoy these great blessings not because of any special merit on our part, but because of the bounty of God.

To help the suffering is to serve God.

I urge you to go to worship tomorrow, each in his accustomed place, to thank God for our heritage and our strength, and to ask Him for the grace and power to carry out His will in this troubled world.

THE PRESIDENT of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Gold Star in lieu of the Third Distinguished Service Medal to FLEET ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. LEAHY, UNITED STATES NAVY

I trust, therefore, that at the earliest possible date the Congress will enact legislation to establish a commission for the purposes indicated.

I feel sure that the people of this country expect this major undertaking to be accomplished by the best qualified architects, engineers and craftsmen available