"Obviously people who have risked their lives to escape from totalitarian nations often have no passports."
"Mr. Hoover, your dedication and devotion to public service are so long and so well known, your accomplishments in that service are so great and so well known, that it seems idle for me to try to say a..."
"And we shall again reaffirm that the great tradition of sanctuary lives on in America."
"This includes Netherlands' farmers whose land has been ruined by floods of salt water, Greek mountain people whose herds have been despoiled by Communist invaders and many similar victims of catastrop..."
"I urge upon the Congress the following:"
"Perhaps it is just best for me to say I am proud to be an agent for our people in conferring upon you this highest award that the Government has, and to say that your real reward--as all of us here kn..."
"Experience has demonstrated, however, that administrative improvements are not enough."
"The immigrant has brought greatness to our land and a tremendous love for his adopted country."
"I urge that the Congress give consideration to amendments that would enable this to be done."
"I do not favor the enactment of Federal legislation with respect to the subject matter of the Convention (No. 101) and corresponding Recommendation (No. 93) concerning holidays with pay in agriculture..."
"They have brought back to us a knowledge of diseases, or they have practically prevented them from ever reaching our shores."