I am very, very appreciative of it and I think people understand the seriousness of the situation.
I hereby further exempt the said Frank B. Bourn from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1941.
Any person employed in a foreign country or in the Virgin Islands, or in Puerto Rico when public exigency warrants, or in any island possess...
The Navy is far stronger today than at any peace-time period in the whole long history of the Nation.
The American people will not relish the idea of any American citizen growing rich and fat in an emergency of blood and slaughter and human s...
Each one of you listening to me tonight has a way of helping them.
I am convinced, however, that under existing conditions the immigration and naturalization activities can best contribute to the national we...
It would prevent the employment of many needy employable persons at their regular occupations.
It would force the operation of numerous small projects of doubtful value with resulting complications in operation and administration.
I think that people who insist on the limitations in Section 11 may, with some justification, be charged with a desire to return to boondogg...
The limitation would have a disastrous effect upon the construction program of the Work Projects Administration.
I hereby exempt the said Hubert K. Bishop from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1041.
Well, in exactly the same way this defense program will put people to work, of course.
I hereby exempt the said Charles M. Eichelberger from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1941.
Yes, obviously.
Of course relief has got to go through just as soon as it possibly can.
I hereby exempt the said Harry C. Oberholser from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending June 30, 1941.
I think it probably goes back to the days of—when did we first get California? 1847, wasn't it?
