Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The provisions of article V, division A, part 4, of this code are hereby suspended from operation.

It is hereby ordered that the lands hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, restored to naval petroleum reserve no. 2, California...

We feel that no official action of the United States should at any time operate as an obstacle to the free and untrammeled determination by ...

We have followed the course of events in Cuba with a most friendly concern and with a consistent desire to be of help to the Cuban people.