FDR: “Mrs. Jean Springstead Whittemore may be appointed to the position of collector of customs for Puerto Rico without…”

I recommend that the Congress authorize the acceptance of the Constitution and the participation of the United States in the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.

The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.