FDR: “I do hereby declare an emergency to exist by reason of the present…”

On the recordMarch 31, 1942

I do hereby declare an emergency to exist by reason of the present war.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Proclamation 2545—Free Importation of Jerked Beef

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FDR: “I do hereby declare an emergency to exist by reason of the present war.”