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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 24, 1934

Parents and parents' associations occupy a unique position in the evolution and stabilization of our democratic form of government.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 23, 1934

I do not see why there is not greater enthusiasm for planning, except perhaps for this reason: that the word planning does not signify anything very spectacular about it.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 23, 1934

It is a privilege for this reason: During three months in the year 1920 I think I spent eighty-nine out of ninety-two days on a sleeping car.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 23, 1934

There is hereby transferred to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, to be available for expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, the sum of $75,000,000 from the sum of $450,000,000 heretofore allocated to the…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 23, 1934

We shall know in at least one State of the Union what every acre in that State is most suited for.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 23, 1934

I hope you people from the Congress who are here will realize that in these many, many experiments that we are going to try, some are going to work—most of them, we hope—but some are not going to work because we have to learn which is the…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 22, 1934

This type of educational work is of vital importance in our national life.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 22, 1934

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby approve and proclaim decreases in the rates of duty expressly fixed in paragraph 1539 (b) of title I of said act on laminated products.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 22, 1934

I wish to extend my cordial greetings to the Eleventh National Convention of the National League of Women Voters.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 22, 1934

The splendid work of your organization in promoting the ideals of intelligent citizenship... has helped in no small degree not only to further the successful participation of women in public life.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 22, 1934

May I take this occasion to say how much I appreciate the fine work of your President, Miss Belle Sherwin, in the interests of humanity.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 20, 1934

The objective of the Bill is to place the cotton-growing industry on a sound financial and economic basis.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 18, 1934

I do adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the Administrator and do order that the said Electrical Contracting Chapter be and it is hereby approved.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 18, 1934

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do adopt and approve the report…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 18, 1934

I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by said Compact, and by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do hereby Adopt and approve…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 18, 1934

I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do adopt and approve the report, recommendations…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 16, 1934

it is ordered that the United States Geographic Board be, and it is hereby, abolished

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Apr 16, 1934

the abolishment of the United States Geographic Board and the transfer of its functions to the Department of the Interior would be in the public interest

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