Excerpts from the Press Conference
08/17/1944
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The American people can be trusted to decide wisely upon the measures taken by the Government to eliminate the abuses of the past.
Our task involves the making of a better living out of the lands that we have.
I do adopt and approve the report, recommendations, and findings of the Administrator.
I expressed my intention of seeking the necessary authorization from the Congress of the United States.