FDR: “I think that is a matter of plain good citizenship.”

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

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.

Our participation in the Food and Agriculture Organization will be an essential step in this collaboration.

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