On the record
Quotes from current and former Vice Presidents.
Former vice presidents
WHEREAS it appears that the transfer of such vessels, craft, and floating drydocks, and the furnishing of such advice and assistance to the Republic of China would be in accordance with the conditions and limitations of the said act of…
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid act of September 25, 1941, do declare and proclaim:
I hope that it will be possible for me to go to Puerto Rico.
There is no question that sections 361, 365, and 366 of the revised statutes did not have to be included in the resolution to accomplish the objective of the sponsor of the resolution.
The Republican leaders or anyone else has a perfect right to come up and discuss any subject they choose with me.
That is a matter for the National Democratic Committee to decide.
I have informed the Senate committee that specific documents that they want from my files I shall always give to them.
No I am not, and there has been no such support.
General Marshall will make the comment on that when he gets home.
I can't--I haven't read it-I can't make any comment on it, because I don't know.
When I was in the Senate, I voted for such a bill.
The proper thing, I imagine, is to pass the resolution without the objectionable sections in it.
The telephone strike is being handled by the Department of Labor.
If it complies with the suggestion of the Attorney General.
The inclusion in the veto message, prepared in the Department, of language stating that 'this type of legislation is novel' is incorrect.
