Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

His devotion to duty ended only when he fell in action in the service of the Republic; he is one of our heroes of that time and of all time.

For our own leader of the American Revolution, the greatest of Americans, and for him alone, have we as a people set apart one day each year...

Let us also bring renewed allegiance to those high principles of international cooperation and helpfulness which, I feel assured, will be a ...

April 15, which is Pan-American Day, was chosen as a fitting date for the signature of the Treaty.