The Archive · 1938

WHITE HOUSE VIEWS "OFF-THE-RECORD"

President's Confidential Comments Published Washington, Mar. 13.

The real mark of delineation between a sound and unsound cur-

3|rency reveals itself when the Government starts paying bills by starting the printing press, President Roosevelt stated at one of his off-the-record press conferences in 1933 and 1934, transcripts of which were released here to-day.

The release of the transcripts was made in accordance with the President's promise 1at month that the conferences would be 1 to Washington correspon-before their publication by paper and magazine syndicates Release of the off-the-record press conferences also disclosed that the President had planned to ask Coness fo" "fairly broad powers with regard to banking."

The Presidents manuscripts were reported 10 have been sold for an estimated $1,000,000. A White House announcement last month stated that the proceeds from the sale would be used for a public purpose under the isi of Congress—United ago Mr. Andrew Car-new, the Scots millionaire. was offering physicians and surgeons fabulous sums to make good the health of his only daughter So well did the doctors succeed that Miss Margaret Carnegie married and pro-duged a family.

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