FDR: “We have a record of which we can be proud—a record of joint endeavor in the cause of peace in this New World.”

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 study should be conducted by a specially appointed commission charged with the duty of examining into the experience which industry and labor have thus far had with these plans, and of reporting the facts for the benefit of the…

We shall be equipped to deal with the great overriding question of security, and with the crucial questions of money and exchange...

We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.