
I sincerely hope that your stay in the United States will prove as enjoyable to you as my trip to your country was to me.
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I sincerely hope that your stay in the United States will prove as enjoyable to you as my trip to your country was to me.

I know that these ideals will continue to inspire us in our quest for peace and happiness for all mankind.

I have today informed the Director of the Bureau of the Budget that the drafts of organic legislation for Guam and American Samoa, prepared by the Department of the Interior, have my approval.

Ladies and gentlemen, the health of the President of Brazil.

It is the announced aim of this Government to accord civil government and a full measure of civil rights to the inhabitants of its Pacific territories.

At the present time, when the world is still disturbed by fear and conflicting ideologies, it is gratifying to know that Brazil and the United States are exerting their constructive efforts in the common resolve to strengthen democracy and…

The Department of the Army shall have the right to re-enter any of such cemeteries subsequent to the effective date of the transfer of functions with respect thereto for the purpose of making exhumations or reinterments should any such…

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act of March 4, 1923, 42 Stat. 1509, as amended by the act of June 26, 1946, 60 Stat. 318, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

They must 'settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.'

The nature of our participation and the many different ways in which it is manifested may come as a surprise to many members.

The United States supports the United Nations in all respects.

Equally, they must 'refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United…

It is neither possible nor wise to proceed simultaneously in all areas on reorganization.

The Commission on Organization has served the country well by pointing the way toward achieving continued improvements in government operations.

In keeping with past experience, the pending bill provides that reorganization plans, submitted to the Congress by the President under the reorganization authority, must lie before the Congress for 60 consecutive days without Congressional…

While there will be honest differences of opinion concerning many of the Commission's specific recommendations, I believe that the Commission's work as a whole represents a landmark in the field of Government organization.

Such plans and recommendations will represent the most carefully considered judgment of the Executive Branch of the Government.