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By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and in order to assure an adequate supply and efficient…

I hereby appoint Benjamin W. Thoron, Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, as Administrator of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration.

Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to limit in any way the authority of the Departments of War and Navy to initiate or carry out directly, without review or approval by the Administrator, any action relating to petroleum.

The Administrator shall compile data and make continuing surveys with respect to the effect of the prices charged for petroleum upon the efficient wartime operations of the petroleum industry.

We must keep every pound we can on our wheels to maintain our wartime transportation system.

It is fitting that we recall now the reverent words of George Washington.

We must do everything within our power to see that the program starts December first.

Let us turn again to the work that confronts us in this time of national emergency.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.

I recommend that all of us bear in mind this great Psalm:

I do hereby invite the attention of the people to the joint resolution of Congress approved December 26, 1941.

I would say they all do mutually, and they are supposed to agree.

Well, I think all I can say is that I got an intimation of it several days ago, and that I am delighted that it is going so well.

Now they are just engaging in doodles.

Sure, we are going to rehabilitate them.

I guess the answer is that they work it out together.

I can take two blueprints of exactly the same kind of organization, and those two blueprints won't look like each other at all.

No person shall have in his possession within the limits of any defensive sea area, any camera or other device for taking pictures.

I hereby further exempt the said George T. Summerlin from compulsory retirement for age for such time as may be deemed necessary, but not beyond the close of business November 30, 1947.

I think you will realize that I have made a constant effort as Commander in Chief to keep politics out of the fighting of this war.

This confession of mine illustrates to the people of this country the fact that in time of war the conduct of that war, with the aim of victory, comes absolutely first.

Now this action has stopped the latest Japanese offensive against that line.

it is hereby ordered that the periods of trust applying to Indian lands, whether of a tribal or individual status, which, unless extended, will expire during the calendar year 1943, be, and the same are hereby, extended for a further…

We prefer to keep our powder dry.

Let us thank God for such men as these.