The President's News Conference
12/21/1931
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You have always been a public spirited citizen, working for the best interests of your state and of the nation and I kno...
These expenditures cannot be recovered; they must be met by the taxpayer now or in the future.
I do so with the deepest regret because of the distinguished service you have rendered and the fine place you have been ...
The time has come when we should cut through the brush and adopt some broad and definite method of reducing the overwhel...