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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 28, 1944

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 28, 1944

The Secretary of War shall operate the said plants and facilities under the terms and conditions of employment which are in effect at the time that possession thereof is taken.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 28, 1944

I think we all want to put the future peace of the world and the settlement of disputes on a non-partisan basis.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 24, 1944

The amount of the bond of a collector of customs shall be not less than ten per centum, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, of the average monthly collections of the respective customs district for the fiscal year next…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 24, 1944

The Division of Central Administrative Services of the Office for Emergency Management shall be terminated, and its functions shall be discontinued or transferred to the constituent agencies of the Office for Emergency Management and other…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1944

Send us some smoked salmon, and things of that kind that go well before the cocktails.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1944

The present President has his heart in the right place.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1944

We would work for the complete independence of what is the Iceland, not of today but of a thousand years back.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1944

Iceland is a great deal more than a name in mythology.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1944

For Paris is a precious symbol of that civilization which it was the aim of Hitler and his armed hordes to destroy.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1944

The whole of civilization wants Iceland as the cradle of the oldest Republic that has ever happened.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1944

Today it is 58 percent, something like that, due primarily to the war.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 1944

I hope is that in planning for the peace that is to come we will arrive at the same good cooperation and unity of action as we have in the carrying on of the war.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 1944

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of the mines, collieries, and preparation facilities of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 1944

We have got to make, not merely a peace but a peace that will last.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 1944

Let's hang on to both friendships, and by spreading that spirit around the world, we may have a peaceful period for our grandchildren to grow up in.

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