FDR: “This work has nothing to do with partisan politics—nothing at all.”

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.

This is our chance to serve those who serve us.

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 Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.