Even though many may not actually enter public life, it would be strange if they did not benefit from a thorough understanding of the problems of government and of our relation to other peoples.

We have a right to look to our universities for the training of leadership and I sincerely hope that the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton, reared as it is upon the historic background of a University which has played…

I have been very anxious to secure a proper readjustment of civil service employees' retirement funds.

That is all I have today.

I thought it might be desirable to make that clear to the employees of the Government.

I haven't myself cared particularly what the plan was so long as it was a plan that brought out annuities in proper proportion to the contributions of employees from their own pay, plus the Government contributions to the minimum…

And the Lehlbach plan put no penalties on the minimum employees at all because they have exactly the same situation they had before; there was a series of adjustments in it which gave a retirement annuity based upon the amount of money…

The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reasons for its submission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget transmitted herewith, with whose comments and observations…

I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor…

I would like to add my congratulations for your own service and my confidence in Mr. Bassett, who will now succeed you

Yes, and just between ourselves that holiday is no certainty.