 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This is a special nationwide patriotic broadcast arranged by the director of civilian defense, Fiorello LaGuardia. At this moment, Americans everywhere, 130 million strong, pause in their observance of Independence Day to rededicate themselves to the spirit of democracy and freedom. From his office in the new Franklin D. Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park, New York, the chief executive of our nation will speak briefly. And now, the address of the president directed to American citizens everywhere,