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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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Jan 25, 1937

I have come to the conclusion that we have to pursue all of these things simultaneously.

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Jan 25, 1937

We had an editorial this morning that pointed out that whenever we have a flood we have three or four different groups who rush to the Government to get money for this, that or the other thing.

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Jan 22, 1937

I am the kind of fan who wants to get plenty of action for his money.

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Jan 22, 1937

I am urging all of our people to contribute promptly and most generously to this relief fund.

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Jan 22, 1937

I do hope the dinner will be the rousing success that good sportsmanship deserves.

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Jan 22, 1937

I shall be with you in spirit, as will millions of other Americans.

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Jan 21, 1937

Quite aside from this last January twentieth there have been quite a number of occasions which have shown the need of a larger auditorium in Washington.

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Jan 21, 1937

It is ordered that the said Executive Order No. 6550 be, and it is hereby, revoked.

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Jan 21, 1937

I do proclaim that, subject to all valid existing rights, the following-described lands in Utah are hereby reserved from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws and set apart as the Zion National Monument.

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Jan 18, 1937

It gives me great pleasure to send hearty felicitations and warmest personal greetings to the Presidential electors of the United States.

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Jan 18, 1937

We shall assume that responsibility cheerfully and in full faith that democracy can be made to function in the world of today as effectively as it did in the simple world in which our Nation was born a century and a half ago.

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Jan 18, 1937

It is ordered that the following-described lands... be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart... for the use of the Department of Agriculture as an addition to the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

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Jan 18, 1937

I trust that the dinner will be the rousing success which loyalty and fidelity to the principles merit.

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Jan 13, 1937

A Nation cannot function as a healthy democracy with part of its citizens living under good conditions and part forced to live under circumstances inimical to the general welfare.

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Jan 13, 1937

It was necessary for our Government in a time of such emergency to be in a position to bargain with other governments by means of energetic and decisive negotiations.

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Jan 13, 1937

Such an extension is highly desirable in the interest of our Nation.

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Jan 13, 1937

If, indeed, the deeper purpose of democratic Government is to assist as many of its citizens as possible, especially those who need it most, then we have a great opportunity lying ahead in the specific field of housing.

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Jan 13, 1937

A policy designed to reduce the excessive trade barriers and to establish equality of trade rights is a powerful instrument of economic appeasement and stability.

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Jan 13, 1937

The reduction continues to be an essential requirement of a full and balanced economic recovery for our country.

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Jan 13, 1937

Any and all public lands in Alaska which have been heretofore or may be hereafter reserved for lighthouse purposes may be leased by the Secretary of the Interior for furfarming purposes

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Jan 13, 1937

Millions of Americans still live in habitations which not only fail to provide the physical benefits of modern civilization, but breed disease and impair the health of future generations.

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