"I haven't any information about the action of the Federal Reserve Board in lowering the re-discount rate in Chicago."
"I find in making my decisions it is often very much simplified if I find out what the law requires and then go ahead and do it."
"I think I have indicated to the conference a great many times that that is a board that does function and ought to function entirely apart from the Executive, acting almost entirely in the nature of a..."
"I don't recall any communications from representatives of the chemical industry favoring legislation to revise the Sherman Anti-Trust Law."
"Very likely I shall observe that, as I do other days, here in the office."
"I think so. Yes."
"In accordance with custom, I would rather you didn't publish the date of my going."
"We have just had an experience in building $3,500,000,000 worth of ships on which we lost over $3,000,000,000."
"Nearly all the ships we are operating are operating at a loss."
"What I desire especially to do is to get our merchant fleet into private operation, with sufficient guarantees to have it kept in operation."
"I have stated my position relative to our merchant marine several times in my messages to the Congress."
"I expect to go to Yellowstone Park."
"I am not in favor of the United States Government embarking on another program of building ships."
"I haven't changed my views on it."
"My college has just chosen a President, a young man as college presidents go, very promising, and I doubt very much if they are contemplating making any change."
"I think I remarked the other day that undoubtedly I shall have plenty of opportunities to work, some real and a good many fanciful."
"I should presume that the United States Steel Corporation would need an executive head during the next year and a half, which would probably prevent their waiting for my services, even though they tho..."
"There is some unemployment in certain lines, not anything more than what is usual."
