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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.

Quotes by year · 193219455,694 total · peak 1937 (671)
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Oct 15, 1936

I think all of you understand why the Federal Government has helped in work of this kind.

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Oct 15, 1936

The interest of every business man is bound to the interest of every wage earner.

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Oct 14, 1936

I am looking forward to a continuation in the next few years of the policy that will work for the good of the average citizen in the United States.

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Oct 14, 1936

Any consular officer of the United States is authorized to authenticate a certified copy of any document of record or on file in a public office of the foreign country in which he resides.

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Oct 14, 1936

Executive Order No. 7140 of August 13, 1935, authorizing the appointment of Mrs. Ruth Hampton to the position of Assistant Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, without compliance with the…

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Oct 14, 1936

This order shall remain in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

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Oct 14, 1936

It is a matter of record that the furniture industry, just to take one example of many industries today, is working at a much higher peak than at any time since 1929.

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Oct 14, 1936

My friends, I hope in the next four years I shall be able to come to Grand Rapids as President of the United States and see you again.

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Oct 14, 1936

It is ordered that the following-described land be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the use of the Interior Department as a gaging station site.

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Oct 14, 1936

If this stadium can be called boondoggling, then I am for boondoggling, and so are you.

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Oct 14, 1936

This stadium is one of the things that will last for many years.

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Oct 14, 1936

I am thinking of a future America, where we may all have a little bit more of the better things of life than we have today.

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Oct 14, 1936

I am glad for many reasons to be with you tonight at this great gathering.

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Oct 13, 1936

Well, the first job was to put the freight train back on the track and we did it.

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Oct 13, 1936

The struggle against private monopoly is a struggle for, and not against, American business.

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Oct 13, 1936

I have not the least worry about what the telephone and telegraph are going to carry to me as the message of the people of the State of Illinois.

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Oct 13, 1936

We are determined that we will keep on going—working for a balanced economy.

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Oct 13, 1936

It is only about a week ago that we established a record for the first time in fifty-five years when we went through one full year without the failure of a single national bank in any part of the United States.

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