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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1933, until his death on April 12, 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in New York and is best known for his leadership during two of the most significant crises in American history: the Great Depression and World War II. Roosevelt implemented the New Deal, a series of programs and reforms aimed at economic recovery and social welfare, which fundamentally reshaped the role of the federal government in American life.
The Executive Order of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting, with certain exceptions, Federal officers and employees from holding state, territorial and municipal offices, be, and it is hereby, suspended and made inoperative insofar…
We must have well-educated and intelligent citizens who have sound judgment in dealing with the difficult problems of today.
It is their patriotic duty to continue the normal course of their education, unless and until they are called.
The head of each agency shall...submit to the Bureau of the Budget recommendations for the apportionment of each appropriation made to such agency.
The term 'agencies' as used in this order shall include executive departments and independent establishments and corporations.
I hereby set aside within the Canal Zone for the purposes set forth in the said Act of Congress.
Uniform standards shall be employed, to the fullest extent practicable, in the valuation of assets and the determination of liabilities.
The several agencies shall furnish the Secretary of the Treasury such information and data relating to their financial condition, activities, and operations as may be required.
Executive Orders No. 5614 of May 1, 1931, No. 6226 of July 27, 1933, No. 6869 of October 10, 1934...are hereby revoked.
The Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to permit transfers during probation to appropriate positions directly concerned with the national defense program.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare and transmit to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, for the Information of the President, such financial reports as may be necessary or desirable.
It is hereby ordered that Neal Smith, William T. Bie, Charles Leo Milroy, William S. DeGroff, and Cornelius Lynch may be appointed to classified positions of junior mechanic, under mechanic, senior guard, guard, and junior laborer.
It is ordered that the jurisdiction and control over the following lands on the Island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands be, and the same are hereby, transferred from the Department of the Interior to the War Department
It is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, all the public lands within the following-described areas be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, for…
This reservation shall be known as the Missouri Wildlife Management Area.
It is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, all the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws.
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32, Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that...
I hereby exempt the said James E. Amos from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending January 31, 1942.
I urge the people of the United States, of all creeds and denominations, to pray on that day.
It is ordered that during the fiscal year 1941 the grades and ratings of the enlisted men of the Regular Army shall be as set forth herein
I hereby exempt the said Zebedee LaPelle from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1941.
It is hereby ordered that the Fort Howard Military Reservation, as it now exists, situate on North Point, in the County of Baltimore, State of Maryland, containing a total area of 155.637 acres, more or less, be, and it is hereby…
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