No person who has passed his 65th birthday shall be appointed acting Postmaster in an office of the first, second, and third class unless he is already in the postal service.

I am aware that after ten years of public service you unwillingly undertook this additional two years of service, and I can realize your desire to be relieved.

I shall be delighted to act in any capacity that will be a genuine tribute to Mr. Edison's services.

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34-36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the tracts of land in Alaska, lying within the hereinafter described…

A press conference is a conference that works both ways.

I haven't a single question from the press this morning.

Mrs. Jean N. Edington may be appointed to an appropriate position in the classified service without regard to the requirements of the civil service rules.

We have sent recommendations to Congress to make an emergency appropriation to deal with this particular pest because it is probably the most dangerous thing that has attacked American horticulture.

Pursuant to authority contained in Sections 5 and 6 of the Act of Congress, approved June 10, 1922, the rates prescribed in said Act are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, for the rental and subsistence…

That is all that I have--that I am able to give you.

It is regarded by all of the experts as probably the greatest menace that could come into American horticulture, and the proposal of the Government is to spend the money to stamp it out instantly without dilly-dallying with it at all.

It is on this national stage that the great drama of our political life has been played.

It is our primary duty to do more than erect offices.

Washington is not only the Nation's Capital, it is the symbol of America.

Of all the honors which have been bestowed, I rate most highly the approval of my professional brethren as expressed in the John Fritz Medal.

Our Government in Washington has grown greatly during the past 15 years.

It is the wish and the demand of the American people that our new buildings shall comport with the dignity of the Capital of America.

I feel it would be desirable to make a change in the Commission in the matter of the position held by you and I should be glad to know if this would meet with your convenience.