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FDR

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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.

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Sep 14, 1938

I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing payment of losses sustained by officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States while in service in foreign countries on account of appreciation of foreign currencies in…

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Sep 13, 1938

I am going away not only with a full realization that every care will be taken with my oldest boy, but also with a better knowledge of the very wonderful work that is being done for humanity as a whole here in Rochester.

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Sep 13, 1938

I have come here not as President but as a father; and you have treated me accordingly.

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Sep 13, 1938

I am going back now, not to my home on the Hudson River but straight through to Washington; because, as you know from the newspapers, the condition of affairs in other parts of the world is extremely serious.

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Sep 9, 1938

The Executive order of February 19, 1920, creating Power Site Reserve No. 730, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands:

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Sep 3, 1938

His great spiritual leadership has had a deep influence on our generation.

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Sep 3, 1938

All of us who knew him, and had sincere affection for him, will feel his loss.

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Sep 2, 1938

All officers and persons connected with the several embassies, legations, and consulates shall collect for official services such and only such fees as may be prescribed by the President.

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Sep 2, 1938

Every diplomatic or consular officer shall register in a book to be kept by him for that purpose all fees so received by him, in the order in which they are received.

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Sep 1, 1938

In all this he who serves the cause of truth will best serve the national interest.

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Sep 1, 1938

Once the public realizes that its newspaper serves no interest save that of truth it will give that paper an allegiance that neither depression nor ill-fortune nor any form of hard times can weaken.

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Sep 1, 1938

A free press... will serve no cause but that of truth and which will recognize no master but justice.

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Sep 1, 1938

It is corollary of our democracy that the public can be depended upon to assess problems and policies at their true value if facts are presented as facts, and opinion as opinion—each in its true light.

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Aug 29, 1938

All lands of the United States within the areas shown as additions on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof are hereby included in and reserved as a part of the Ouachita National Forest

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Aug 29, 1938

All lands within such areas which are in process of acquisition by the United States through the Farm Security Administration under the authority of the said National Industrial Recovery Act and the said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act…

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Aug 21, 1938

All real and personal property under the control and jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce...are hereby found and determined to have been so employed; and all such property as aforesaid shall be transferred to the Civil Aeronautics…

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Aug 21, 1938

All of the unexpended balances of appropriations for use by the Secretary of Commerce...are hereby found and determined to be necessary for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the Civil Aeronautics Authority.

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Aug 18, 1938

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States.

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Aug 18, 1938

I hereby exempt the said Samuel J. Gompers from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1939.

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Aug 17, 1938

All that any government... can possibly undertake is to help make sure that the facts are known and fairly stated.

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Aug 11, 1938

I hereby exempt the said Frank S. Smith from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1939.

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Aug 11, 1938

Subject to valid existing rights, the tract of land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry and reserved for use by the State of Arkansas as a site for a forest-fire…

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Aug 11, 1938

This refuge shall be known as the Lake Isom Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

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