Excerpts from the Press Conference
08/18/1941
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During the temporary absence of the Secretary of the Navy, the order of succession of the officers who shall act as Secr...
The purpose of this moratorium period is to permit the States to make necessary readjustments in their laws with respect...
It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.
The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.