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.
Oct 7, 1937
This refuge shall be known as the Bitter Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
Oct 7, 1937
I hope that on this day the American people will learn more about our Navy.
Oct 4, 1937
The present reign of terror and international lawlessness began a few years ago.
Oct 4, 1937
The peace-loving nations must make a concerted effort to uphold laws and principles on which alone peace can rest secure.
Oct 2, 1937
I wish in particular that a certain type of citizen could have taken it—the 'doubting Thomases.'
Oct 2, 1937
The Nation as a whole has understood the long-range purpose of our policies.
Oct 2, 1937
Most of the attacks being made on American policies come from people who do not know the United States.
Oct 2, 1937
We can do many things, and we are going to do many things, for the preservation of our water out through the dry areas of the country.
Oct 1, 1937
I hope to come back here in another two or three years and see this dam pretty nearly completed.
Oct 1, 1937
It is hereby ordered that income tax withholding returns shall be open to inspection by the Department of National Revenue, Ottawa, Canada.
Oct 1, 1937
There will be sail boats and motor boats and steamship lines running from here to the northern border of the United States and into Canada.
Oct 1, 1937
It is up to us, as a Nation, to help them to live better than they are living now.
Oct 1, 1937
It is putting to work in the steel centers and other great manufacturing centers of the east thousands of people in making the materials that go into the dam.
Oct 1, 1937
We look forward not only to the great good this will do in the development of power but also in the development of thousands of homes.
Sep 29, 1937
Continued cooperation among workers and management will serve to consolidate these substantial gains and enable us to go on to greater prosperity and to better standards of living.
Sep 29, 1937
Increased incomes and greater opportunities for employment of wage earners have so raised purchasing power that farmers, merchants, manufacturers and investors all have shared in the benefits.
Sep 29, 1937
My hope that your sessions will be productive of constructive plans for the improvement of conditions.
Sep 29, 1937
Very definite strides have been made in the last four and a half years toward the goal set in the organic act creating the Department of Labor.
Sep 28, 1937
The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs are requested to cooperate with the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps in…
Sep 28, 1937
It is hereby ordered that the periods of trust applying to any Indian lands, whether of a tribal or individual status, which, unless extended, will expire during the calendar year 1938, be, and they are hereby, extended for a further…
Sep 27, 1937
Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood National Forest, dedicated September 28, 1937, by the President of the United States as a monument to the skill and faithful performance of workers on the rolls of the Works Progress Administration.
Sep 27, 1937
I am very keen about travel, not only personally—but also about travel for as many Americans as can possibly afford it.
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