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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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Jun 3, 1935

The chief objection to that is that it does not cover a great many other States which also produce oil.

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Jun 3, 1935

It is believed that this proposed bill carries out a moral responsibility of the Federal Government and it is hoped that such action will be followed as largely as possible by private industry in every one of its branches.

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Jun 3, 1935

I want to record my deep appreciation and that of the country for the unselfish work which thousands of men and women employed under, or in conjunction with, the National Recovery Administration have done in the past two years.

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Jun 3, 1935

I feel that the Government should take a practical and definite step to show its good faith in maintaining the larger objectives sought by N.R.A.

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Jun 3, 1935

This bill not only carries out the moral responsibility of the Federal Government but points the way as an example to private industry.

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Jun 3, 1935

A great many people think that it is constitutional and is a way out in regard to one of the most important natural resources that we have got.

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Jun 1, 1935

The Attorney General has recommended and the President has approved the dismissal of four hundred and eleven cases as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in the Schechter case.

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Jun 1, 1935

Had it not been for the grounds stated by the Supreme Court in the Schechter case findings, these cases would have been pressed by the Government in order to obtain effective enforcement of the wage standards and fair trade practices set…

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May 30, 1935

Should he force the legislation and let these factories move out of this State into a State that didn't have any restrictions...?

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May 30, 1935

The big issue is this: Does this decision mean that the United States Government has no control over any national economic problem?

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May 30, 1935

Extraordinary conditions may call for extraordinary remedies.

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May 30, 1935

This N.R.A. decision—if you accept the obiter dicta and all the phraseology of it—seems to be squarely on the side of restoring to the States forty-eight different controls over national economic and social problems.

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May 30, 1935

The implications of this decision are much more important than almost certainly any decision of my lifetime or yours.

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May 30, 1935

This decision—if you accept the obiter dicta and all the phraseology of it—seems to be squarely on the side of restoring to the States forty-eight different controls over national economic and social problems.

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May 28, 1935

That is where your spot news is for the next few days in this country.

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May 28, 1935

The real spot news in the present situation is what is happening as a result of the Supreme Court decision in every industry and in every community in the United States.

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May 28, 1935

Ninety percent of them, as I said a couple of years ago, want to play the game on the level.

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May 27, 1935

To initiate, formulate, administer and supervise a program of approved projects for providing relief and work relief and for increasing employment within Puerto Rico.

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May 27, 1935

I hereby establish an agency within the Department of the Interior to be known as the 'Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration.'

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May 27, 1935

I hereby prescribe the following functions and duties of the said Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration to be exercised and performed by the Administrator thereof:

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