FDR: “I hereby exempt the said James E. Amos from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending January 31…”

I do know it will come, and I do know that tonight there are over seven and a half million Americans overseas or fighting afloat in this great war.

This is our chance to serve those who serve us.

I wish I had the power, just for this evening, to be present at all of these gatherings.

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.