Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I invite all people of the United States to observe that day and anniversary year in schools, churches, and other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies commemorating the tercentenary of the birt..."

"I do hereby direct all Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on the first day of June 1937."

"It is my considered belief that the several instruments that the Delegations of the American Republics formulated justify in the fullest measure the high hopes for success which they bore with them."

"Further delay in its completion, with continued loss of transportation savings and waste of power, cannot be reconciled with sound policies of economy and conservation of our natural resources."