I have said it many a time--as an interpolation--that I think General Marshall is the outstanding man of that war period.

The message speaks for itself.

He never saw a top secret message since I have been President.

I think that if you will read that section 8, that was a recommendation for a study of the situation, and if it was found that there was a shortage not only of steel but in other lines, the Government should prepare to make loans for the…

I am thinking of the shortage of steel in civilian consumption, right now.

I made my position perfectly clear in the message, and the whole legislative end of the thing is with the Congress.

It has been customary all during the war--if you remember, the Defense Plant Corporation built $20 million worth of plants, most of them integrated with private industry plants.

I made it very clear in my message what I favor for tax purposes.

Tax matters must originate in the House of Representatives.

We finally succeeded in getting the industry to expand, so that they are now making 3,600 million pounds of aluminum a year, and we are still short.

In my opinion I said General Marshall is the outstanding man of World War II.

The foreign policy has been inaugurated by the President of the United States, and carried out by the Secretary of State, and nobody else.

I only prove it, or disapprove it.

Because he is a good man, and a good administrator; and that is what we need in that position.

I think they are not expanding as much as they should.

It does not.

I don't write legislation.

I did ask for it.