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President Harry S. Truman. Source: Truman Library. |
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The Public Papers of Harry S. Truman contain most of President Truman's public messages, statements, speeches, and
news conference remarks. Documents such as Proclamations, Executive Orders, and similar documents that are published in the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations, as required by law, are usually not included. The documents within the Public Papers
are arranged in chronological order. President Truman delivered the remarks or addresses from Washington, D. C., unless
otherwise indicated. The White House in Washington issued statements, messages, and letters unless noted otherwise.
(Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1966)
The Public Papers contain items such as the Statement by the President Announcing the Use of the A-Bomb at Hiroshima
(August 6, 1945), the Special Message to the Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine (March 12, 1947),
the White House Statement Announcing Recognition of the Government of Israel (January 31, 1949), the Statement and
Order by the President on Relieving General MacArthur of His Commands (April 11, 1951), and The President's Farewell
Address to the American People (January 15, 1953).
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The President's News Conference |
November 21, 1947
THE PRESIDENT. [1.] I have some announcements for you this time.
General Bradley will go back to the War Department on the 1st of December, and Carl R. Gray, Jr., the vice president of the Chicago, North Western Railway Company, will take over the Veterans Administration on January 1st.
General Littlejohn will send in his resignation, and it will be accepted, the 28th of November. And Gen. C. B. Cares, who is now in the War College, will be Commandant of the Marine Corps.
[2.] And I want to make it plain that at this year's Army and Navy game I am going to be the guest of the Army, and sit on that side all the time. Next year I am going to sit with the Navy, when they will be the hosts. I like to enjoy a ball game just as well as anybody else, and don't want to be the show myself.
Q. Will that be after election day, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT, Yes, it will be after election day. The President's term doesn't expire until the 20th of January. [Laughter]
Q. Mr. President, is the Department of the Air Force going to have a team too, now?
THE PRESIDENT. I haven't gone into that. They have no school as yet, you see. They go to school both at Annapolis and at West Point, and I haven't heard of their organizing a team.
[3.] Q. Mr. President, just to clarify this thing a little bit to me, General Bradley is going back to the War Department presumably as Chief of Staff?
THE PRESIDENT. He will be Chief of Staff as soon as General Eisenhower goes to the Columbia University.
Q. When is that, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT. I can't answer that. That is up to General Eisenhower.
Q. It has been mentioned--mentioning April 1.
THE PRESIDENT. Well, you will have to talk to General Eisenhower. I can't give you that.
Q. Mr. President, when is General Little John's resignation effective? I didn't get that.
THE PRESIDENT. The 28th of November-28th of November.
Q. Mr. President, what will General Bradley's duties be in the War Department between December 1st and the time he takes over?
THE PRESIDENT. General Bradley has certain accumulated leave coming, and he wants to make a survey of the War Department at the various headquarters around the country before he becomes Chief of Staff. He will have plenty to do. He made this request himself, and we are complying with what he wants.
Q. Mr. President, are you prepared at this time, sir, to name General Littlejohn's successor to War Assets ?
THE PRESIDENT. The Deputy Administrator over there will take over.
Q. What is his name, sir?
Q. Deputy or Acting?
THE PRESIDENT. Acting. Larson is his name.
Q. Mr. President, I understand Mr. Litfiejohn is going to the Philippines to advise President Roxas on the war surplus situation?
THE PRESIDENT. I don't know what General Littlejohn is going to do. I ...
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