Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"Such reserve officers of the Army as shall be selected by the Secretary of War are hereby called to active duty."

"The Secretary of War, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Labor are requested to cooperate with the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps."

"It is tied up with what the future of the country is going to be, whether it is going to be uncontrolled with the possibility of 1929 over again, or controlled by reasonable legislation that will seek..."

"Suppose Nature is good again next year, and... the Government does not do anything about it?"