FDR

Well, the Lord only knows!

You will carefully examine the status of appropriations for your activities with a view to making a substantial saving by eliminating or deferring all expenditures which are not absolutely necessary at this time.

You will report to me... the steps which you are undertaking to reduce expenditures and the amount of the estimated saving resulting therefrom.

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that, subject to existing rights, the following-described lands in Arizona are hereby reserved from all forms of appropriation under the…

I had no idea of what he was going to say.

So far, so good, but—

I never guess on the Supreme Court.

The preservation of peace needs the devoted support of newspapers throughout the world.

Peace may not be won with asking, but it can be won with striving.

Executive Order No. 7261-A of December 31, 1935, amending the Instructions to Diplomatic Officers of the United States, is hereby revoked.

It is ordered that the following-described public lands in Oregon be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the purpose of providing material for the construction and…

The District of Columbia minimum wage law is now a valid act of the Congress and may be administered in accordance with its terms.

I am convinced that there is ample useful work in the protection, restoration and development of our national resources.

I trust that the Congress will deem it wise to enact legislation making permanent the Civilian Conservation Corps.

I propose to create a civilian conservation corps to be used in simple work, not interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control and similar projects.

Of course it has; it has a tremendous effect.

We need more distribution of national income, not Government expenditures but national income.

That was the principal thesis of Lew Douglas all through 1933—do something to get the durable goods started.

I think the price increase of ordinary steel was much larger than was justified by the increase in the pay of the workers.

I am concerned—we are all concerned—over the price rise in certain materials that go into durable goods primarily.

At the same time, in taking care of relief, other necessary things like dredging channels and building dirt dams and things of that kind, are all to the good.

I don't see any reason why I should not try to put in words of one syllable what I said to them.

It is ordered that Executive Orders No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, withdrawing public lands in certain States, be, and they are hereby, further amended by excluding from their…

I do proclaim that, subject to all valid existing rights, the following-described lands in Arizona are hereby excluded from the Tonto National Forest and reserved from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws and added to and…

I do hereby exempt Harry O. Bailey from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until July 1, 1937.