I have also been glad to sign this morning two other bills of importance--one for the Civil War veterans, signed last night as a matter of fact--giving an increase in allowance there for totally disabled veterans, those that require…

Every American's thought of this great battlefield of Gettysburg flashes with the instant vision of the lonely figure of Lincoln, whose immortal words dominate this scene.

Lincoln's counsels sounded strangely when spoken in the midst of war.

Today nearly 70 years have passed since Lincoln spoke.

The weaving of freedom is and always will be a struggle of law against lawlessness, of individual liberty against domination, of unity against sectionalism, of truth and honesty against demagoguery and misleading, of peace against fear and…

Pursuant to authority contained in sections 5 and 6 of the act of Congress approved June 10, 1922 (42 Stat. 628), the rates prescribed in said act are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931, for the rental…

In view of this order the application of the provisions of Executive Order No. 4644, of May 9, 1927, relating to hours of duty on Saturdays in June, July, August, and September, will be deferred to the second Saturday in June.

I appreciate the response shown from all parts of the country in the assembly of this Conference, and I am confident that by consistent application of the recommendations which you will develop there may come a distinct betterment in the…

The Federal Government can properly assist in securing the spread of information and ideas and coordination of activities, but it still remains the fact, nevertheless, that the State and local authorities, with the cooperation of the…

All clerks and other employees in the Federal service in the District of Columbia, except those who may for special public reasons be excepted from the provisions of this order, or those whose absence from duty would be inconsistent with…

Without those earlier efforts, conditions today would be much worse, but still the steadily increasing traffic has outrun all measures of safety.

The great loss of human life in street and highway accidents, and the toll of suffering among surviving victims, is a national concern of grave importance.