The bill passed the house and was signed into law by President Truman in 1950.
President Truman set the seal on the visit with his gallantry.
President Truman ordered the services to be desegregated after that.
President Truman wrote in a letter a short time later:
President Truman did so in a campaign which no-one expected him to win, and he won.
I have great respect for President Truman, but no interest in such a concept.
President Truman said no, because that may start a war.
President Truman wanted to end the war as soon as possible.
President Truman had been considering such a program for several years.
President Truman was in attendance and received the college's first honorary degree.