FDR: “It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.”

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

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

All sections of our population—labor, farmers, businessmen have shared and will share in the benefits which increased trade brings.

I recommend that the Congress authorize the acceptance of the Constitution and the participation of the United States in the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization.