What I desire especially to do is to get our merchant fleet into private operation, with sufficient guarantees to have it kept in operation.
We have just had an experience in building $3,500,000,000 worth of ships on which we lost over $3,000,000,000.
In accordance with custom, I would rather you didn't publish the date of my going.
I expect to go to Yellowstone Park.
Nearly all the ships we are operating are operating at a loss.
I have stated my position relative to our merchant marine several times in my messages to the Congress.
I am not in favor of the United States Government embarking on another program of building ships.
I haven't changed my views on it.
I think I remarked the other day that undoubtedly I shall have plenty of opportunities to work, some real and a good many fanciful.
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