FDR: “The important thing is to clear the decks and to get on with the war at once.”

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

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

Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.

That the whole question of guaranteed wage plans and the possibility of their future development in American industries as an aid in the stabilization of employment and the regularization of production, should now be comprehensively…