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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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Oct 18, 1937

I believe the people of many nations would be pleased to unite with the people of the United States in participating in this exposition and in the world's fair to be held in connection therewith.

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Oct 18, 1937

I do hereby exempt Marvin M. McLean from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until December 1, 1938.

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Oct 18, 1937

This decrease is more than accounted for by the reduction in the estimate of income and Social Security taxes.

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Oct 15, 1937

Condolences, congratulations, felicitations, etc. When communicating condolences, congratulations, felicitations, etc., diplomatic officers will be governed by the rules on the subject established by the Department of State from time to…

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Oct 13, 1937

I do hereby exempt Miss Mary M. O'Reilly from the provisions thereof and continue her in the service until November 1, 1938.

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Oct 11, 1937

I shall ask this special session to consider immediately certain important legislation which my recent trip through the nation convinces me the American people immediately need.

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Oct 11, 1937

Sometimes I get bored sitting in Washington hearing certain people talk and talk about all that government ought not do.

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Oct 11, 1937

I do hereby exempt George T. Summerlin from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service for such time as may be deemed necessary not beyond the close of business November 30, 1942.

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Oct 11, 1937

They want the financial budget balanced. But they want the human budget balanced as well.

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Oct 11, 1937

We seek peace, not only for our generation but also for the generation of our children.

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Oct 11, 1937

The kind of prosperity we want is the sound and permanent kind which is not built up temporarily at the expense of any section or any group.

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Oct 11, 1937

I know that many enemies of democracy will say that it is bad for the tranquillity of the country, to have a special session.

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Oct 11, 1937

Most business men, big and little, know that their government neither wants to put them out of business nor to prevent them from earning a decent profit.

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Oct 11, 1937

But the Congress is an essential instrument of democratic government; and democratic government can never 'be considered an intruder into the affairs of a democratic nation.

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Oct 10, 1937

We as a Nation seek spiritual union with all who love freedom.

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Oct 10, 1937

General Krzyzanowski was the embodiment of the Polish ideal of liberty.

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Oct 7, 1937

The responsibility now rests with the governments and the peoples of the American Republics to make available the funds for this great memorial.

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Oct 7, 1937

It is ordered that the following-described lands and accretions thereto, comprising approximately 5,000 acres in Pacific County, Washington, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart

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Oct 7, 1937

This memorial will ever serve not only as a beacon both for aerial and marine navigation, but also as a constant reminder to the nations of this continent of their essential unity of ideals, of interest and of purpose.

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Oct 7, 1937

It is ordered that the public lands within the following-described area in New Mexico be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for classification as to their suitability for wildlife refuge…

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Oct 7, 1937

To keep the peace is a fundamental policy of the United States;

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