I have appointed Walter S. Gifford to set up and direct such organization as may be desirable, with headquarters in Washington, to cooperate with the public authorities and to mobilize the national, State, and local agencies of every kind which will have charge of the activities arising out of unemployment in various parts of the Nation this winter.
Statement on the Appointment of Walter S. Gifford as Director of the President's Organization on Unemployment Relief.
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These expenditures cannot be recovered; they must be met by the taxpayer now or in the future.
I am glad to see the adoption by both the Senate and the House of the principle of generous relief to unemployment.
You have always been a public spirited citizen, working for the best interests of your state and of the nation and I know that whether in diplomatic work or at home, you will continue to render valuable service.
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