FDR: “respect for the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live.”

That such a body would be best able to perform its nationally important tasks if created independently of the War Labor Board by the President.

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

As their Commander in Chief I call upon you, my fellow Americans, to oversubscribe the 1945 Red Cross War Fund.

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.