The President's News Conference
03/07/1929
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In accordance with the tradition since their beginning that heads of states should open the Olympic Games, I had hoped t...
I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.
I propose that the arms of the world should be reduced by nearly one-third.
I earnestly hope that this may be done.