Excerpts from the Press Conference
08/22/1940
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It is fitting on this day that we direct our thoughts to the concept of the United Nations.
Many of us in the United States are observing this first day of the New Year as a day of prayer and reflection.
To make all of us secure against future aggression and to open the way for enhanced well-being of Nations and individuals everywhere.
Let us pledge ourselves that this cooperation shall continue both for winning the final victory on the battlefield and for establishing an i...