Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I realize that the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the New York State Library, Harvard University and the New York State Historical Society— and others— would probably be glad to have the ..."

"I wanted to make sure that this archive is well preserved and accessible to future historians."

"I have been thinking about it for the last three years, three or four years."

"It is my thought, however, that an opportunity exists to set up for the first time in this country what might be called a source material collection relating to a specific period in our history."