We have helped to organize the United Nations. We believe it will stop aggressor nations from starting wars. Because we believe it, we intend to support the United Nations organization with all the power and resources we possess.

He opposed Roosevelt's efforts to purge conservative Democrats in the 1938 primary elections. Truman considered the “successes” of the conference to be “unreal” and was highly critical of Byrnes’s failure to protect Iran which was not mentioned in the final communiqué. James Francis Byrnes (US: /ˈbɝnz/; May 2 1882 – April 9 1972) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina.

James Francis Byrnes (US: /ˈbɝnz/; May 2 1882 – April 9 1972) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. President Franklin D. During his career Byrnes served as a US Representative (1911–1925) a US Senator (1931–1941) a Justice of the Supreme Court (1941–1942) Secretary of State (1945–1947) and 104th governor of South Carolina (1951–1955).