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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 23, 1947

I have informed the Senate committee that specific documents that they want from my files I shall always give to them.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 22, 1947

Any authority vested in the Temporary Controls Administrator in pursuance of Section 120 of the National Defense Act of 1916 (with respect to placing compulsory orders for products or materials) is withdrawn and terminated.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 22, 1947

Executive Order No. 09705 of March 15, 1946 (as modified by Executive Orders No. 9762 and 9809) is revoked.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 22, 1947

The Office of Temporary Controls, established by Executive Order No. 9809 of December 12, 1946, shall be terminated and disposition shall be made of its functions according to the provisions of this order.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 21, 1947

I am confident that this was not the intention of the Congress and it is for this reason that I am withholding my approval of the legislation.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 21, 1947

It is ordered that Executive Order No. 9492 of October 24, 1944, as amended by Executive Orders No. 9629 of September 25, 1945, No. 9714, of April 20, 1946, and No. 9792 of October 23, 1946, prescribing regulations governing non-military…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 21, 1947

I am withholding my approval of the Resolution (S.J. Res. 97) 'Limiting the application of provisions of Federal law to counsel employed under S. Res. 46.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 16, 1947

I thought the press had been extremely kind to me, and that the young men who represent you gentlemen here had done a good job of reporting.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 16, 1947

And another thing I want to say to you gentlemen is that the fact that we have a bipartisan foreign policy is due to the fact that Cordell Hull, way back in the early part of his administration, began calling in the members of the Foreign…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 16, 1947

I was exceedingly happy that this country had a press that could say and do what it pleased under the law.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 16, 1947

I always try, so far as I am capable, to give a truthful answer, and as nearly as I can to state the facts.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 16, 1947

And that is how the situation developed. It wasn't a sudden proposition that happened in 5 minutes. It had been developing ever since the Germans surrendered.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 16, 1947

I appreciate highly, I can't tell you how much I do appreciate the fact that you have placed this matter before the country in a manner that they understood.

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