FDR: “I hereby exempt the said Harry Peale from compulsory retirement for age for a period of six months ending July 31, 1939.”

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

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.

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

The Federal Loan Administrator and the War Food Administrator are hereby designated as additional members of the Economic Stabilization Board.