05/06/1943
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"I hereby designate Joseph P. Kennedy as Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission."
"I express to you, on behalf of the Government and the people of the United States, a deep sense of obligation and gratitude for the unswerving devotion which your respective Governments and peoples ha..."
"Democracy cannot thrive in an atmosphere of international insecurity."
"We are determined to move forward toward the goal already in sight."