nov 2, 1939 - "...that the day after Election the whole of the
United States Fleet, will proceed further
westward... And that, you know, would be an
act of war against Japan.'
Well, the fact is that... that it is a falsehood... I
can cite to you many, many other examples of
rumors...all of them untrue, but every one of
them tending to make people believe that this
country is going to war. Your President says
this country is not going to war."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Remarks at Buffalo, New York.
November 02, 1940
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"A few days ago... a person very high in Republican circles... I am telling you this story to illustrate these vicious misrepresentations... This leader said:
'I want to tell you something off the record... The President of the United States has... orders... that the day after Election the whole of the United States Fleet, will proceed further westward... And that, you know, would be an act of war against Japan.'
Well, the fact is that... that it is a falsehood... I can cite to you many, many other examples of rumors...all of them untrue, but every one of them tending to make people believe that this country is going to war. Your President says this country is not going to war."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Remarks at Buffalo, New York.
November 02, 1940
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