Excerpts from the Press Conference
09/30/1940
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ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, Executive Order No. 5214 of October 30, 19...
The Administrator shall take all lawful steps necessary or appropriate in order to prevent price spiraling and inflation.
I haven't the faintest idea as to whether a ship would go through the Canal in order to discharge at Port Said.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, I hereby ordered to establish an Office of Price Administratio...