The President's News Conference
11/11/1929
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Our Army, including the National Guard and all other reserves, has already been reduced much below the European standard...
I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.
I am deeply grateful for the highest honor that the party can confer.
This order shall be effective from July 1, 1932.