To make all of us secure against future aggression and to open the way for enhanced well-being of Nations and individual...
Let us pledge ourselves that this cooperation shall continue both for winning the final victory on the battlefield and f...
The major military offensives now planned must not be delayed by the interruption of vital transportation facilities.
I am accordingly obliged to take over at once temporary possession and control of the railroads to insure their continue...
If any employees of the railroads now strike, they will be striking against the Government of the United States.
Carriers taken over under this Order shall not include local public transit systems.
The Secretary of War is directed to manage and operate the carriers taken under this Order.
Possession and control of all common carriers by railroad are hereby taken and assumed.
I cannot wait until the last moment to take action to see that the supplies to our fighting men are not interrupted.
The Secretary shall permit the management of carriers taken under this Order to continue their respective managerial fun...
We reject the doctrine that the strong shall dominate the weak.
It is an unquenchable spirit.
Today I express a certainty—though the cost may be high and the time may be long.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including the First War Powers Act, 1941, as P...
The per diem rate for the hospitalization of dependents of naval and Marine Corps personnel shall be $1.75.
The functions, powers, and duties of the President under the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 194...
This order shall be effective as of December 5, 1943.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Statutes, including the Selective Training and Servi...