FDR: “I do hereby call upon our citizens to express on Mother's Day our love and reverence for motherhood.”

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:

Trade is fundamental to the prosperity of Nations, as it is of individuals.