...HR 1776, made a grant of power to the president unprecedented in American history. It authorized him "to sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of" any defense material to any government that he judged "vital to the defense of the United States."...

...of the United States," Statutes at Large, 1941, vol. 55, 339. Taft is referring to pt. 2 of sec. 3: "To sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend,...article not manufactured or procured under paragraph (i)." 10. Walter F. Georges speech is in the June 28, 1941, Cong. Rec., 77th Cong., 2nd sess., 1941,...

...of the United States," Statutes at Large, 1941, vol. 55,339. Taft is referring to pt. 2 of sec. 3: "To sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend,...article not manufactured or procured under paragraph (i)." 10. Walter F. Georges speech is in the June 28, 1941, Cong. Rec., 77th Cong., 2nd sess., 1941,...

...all-out aid to Great Britain through the proposed Lend-Lease Act. Lend-lease would allow the president "to sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of" any defense article to any government deemed vital to the defense of the United States. Passed on March...

...signed into law "An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States," which permitted the United States to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of" any "defense article" or "defense information" to "any country whose defense the President deems vital...

...Roosevelt a "blank check" format. The resulting legislation gave Roosevelt his way since it permitted him "to sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend or otherwise dispose of any defense article to any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United...

...government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States. 2. To sell, transfer title to, exchange, Lease, lend,...dispose of, to any such government any defense article. . . . The value of defense articles disposed of in any way under authority of this paragraph, and procured...

...Hill and the White House. Patriotically designated HR 1776, the bill authorized the chief executive to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend" or otherwise dispose of any defense article "to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the United...

...setback when he pushed Lend-Lease legislation through Congress. The Lend- Lease Act allowed the president to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend or otherwise dispose of" military supplies to any nation. The economic benefits of mobilization became almost immediately evident....

...passed the "Lend-Lease Act," empowering the President to authorize heads of departments or agencies to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of" any article of defense to "the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to...