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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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May 27, 1935

The Administrator is authorized to acquire, by purchase or by the power of eminent domain, any real property or any interest therein.

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May 10, 1935

To initiate, formulate, administer, and supervise a program of approved projects with respect to the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy in rural areas.

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May 10, 1935

I hereby prescribe the following duties and functions of the said Rural Electrification Administration to be exercised and performed by the Administrator thereof to be hereafter appointed:

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May 10, 1935

I hereby establish an agency within the Government to be known as the 'Rural Electrification Administration.'

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May 7, 1935

I much prefer to continue the conferences in the free and informal fashion.

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May 6, 1935

I do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board.

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May 6, 1935

I do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board and do hereby order that the said Agreement be and the same hereby is approved.

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May 6, 1935

It is not my purpose this year to issue a special proclamation on the subject as I believe that the attention of the American people will be so devoted to the cause of that day that repeated formal action on the part of the Chief Executive…

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May 6, 1935

I prefer to think that the tributes which will be paid to mothers will come simply and spontaneously from our hearts.

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May 6, 1935

I hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board.

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May 6, 1935

I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, pursuant to authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings…

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May 5, 1935

It is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the above-described island be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other form of appropriation.

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May 1, 1935

The National Industrial Recovery Act has not been in effect long enough to demonstrate whether or not it will be effective for its purposes.

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May 1, 1935

Under the authority of Section 7 the President should impose codes only if he finds that conditions in a particular industry make such imposition desirable in the public interest.

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May 1, 1935

We believe that further progress will best be brought about by its continuance for a further period of two years, rather than the enactment of different and alternate legislation.

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Apr 30, 1935

It is ordered that the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico, as modified by Executive Order No. 5752, of December 3, 1931, be, and they are hereby, further modified by excluding therefrom the following-described land

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Apr 30, 1935

I do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations, and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board and do hereby order that the said Agreement be and the same hereby is approved.

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Apr 30, 1935

It is ordered that the following-described lands in Alaska be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use by the Department of Commerce for lighthouse purposes.

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Apr 29, 1935

Executive Order No. 6910 is hereby revoked as to the following-described tract of public land in California.

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Apr 29, 1935

Subject to valid existing rights, the tract of land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry.

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Apr 29, 1935

I do hereby further exempt Charles H. Deetz from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until May 1, 1936.

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Apr 28, 1935

This Government does not in any of its plans or policies envisage the possibility of a change in the friendly relationship between the United States and any foreign country.

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Apr 28, 1935

I can go further and state that they do not reflect the views, purposes or motives of the United States Government.

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Apr 28, 1935

This Government not only accepts as an accomplished fact the permanent peace conditions cemented by many generations of friendship between the Canadian and American people, but expects to live up to not only the letter, but also the spirit…

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Apr 28, 1935

I do adopt and approve the report, recommendations, and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board and do order that the said Subchapter II-B be and it is hereby approved.

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