Herbert Hoover: “I would have enjoyed welcoming you in person but the demands of public service make it impossible for me to do so.”

My dear Mrs. Bird: I am deeply grieved to learn of the death of your brother, the universally beloved Father Francis P. Duffy.

I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.

We cannot restore employment in the United States by these methods.

It was unfortunate also that the provision for agricultural relief through the Reconstruction Corporation was omitted.