FDR: “The continuing fairness of that legislative process is the foundation of enduring democracy.”

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

Improved standards of nutrition, increased levels of farm incomes, avoidance of agricultural surpluses—these are among the important objectives that the Food and Agriculture Organization will assist the Nations of the world in achieving.

That the President appoint a commission for these purposes.

I recommend that the Congress authorize the acceptance of the Constitution and the participation of the United States in the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization.