Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is fitting that we give thanks with special fervor to our Heavenly Father for the mercies we have received individually and as a nation

Proclamation 2629—Thanksgiving Day, 1944

10/31/1944

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

I have a cheerful disposition; that is the only thing that is left.

It is advisable to discontinue these conferences.

I do hope the dinner will be the rousing success that good sportsmanship deserves.

I shall be with you in spirit, as will millions of other Americans.