Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Obtain, develop, and determine overall estimates of materials and commodities required for export purposes in the interest of the economic defense of the Nation.

Context

Executive Order 8900—Amending the Executive Order Establishing the Economic Defense Board

09/14/1941

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