05/12/1947
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"This order shall become effective with respect to any agency concerned as of the close of its pay period terminating or current on January 31, 1946."
"The executive agencies of the Government shall exercise their emergency powers and other powers for the purpose of aiding in the solution of the problems created by the existing housing emergency, the..."
"We must help to the limits of our strength, and we will."
"If we let Europe go cold and hungry, we may lose some of the foundations of order on which the hope for world-wide peace must rest."