FDR: “All the heroism, all the unconquerable devotion that free men and women are showing in this war shall make certain the…”

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

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.

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