FDR: “You have to go a long ways off so as to see things in their true perspective.”

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.

It has served as a link between the fighting man and his loved ones here at home.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.