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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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Dec 23, 1934

The purpose of these regulations is to provide for reimbursement to officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States.

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Dec 23, 1934

This order shall take effect as of January 1, 1935, and shall be retroactive to July 15, 1933.

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Dec 23, 1934

We in the United States appreciate the service which all of you are giving to your country.

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Dec 23, 1934

I want all of you to know that in spite of the distance which separates you from the National Capitol, you are often in my thoughts.

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Dec 21, 1934

I look to it with great hope and with full confidence that through its measures of friendly and reliant facilities it will afford an opportunity to harmonize the relations between the citizens of our American Republics.

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Dec 21, 1934

The relations between Nations are after all dependent upon the relations between the individuals of those various Nations.

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Dec 21, 1934

It is with the greatest appreciation that I receive from your hands the medal of the Pan-American Society.

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Dec 20, 1934

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

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Dec 19, 1934

The period of trust applying to any Indian allotted lands of the Otoe Reservation, Oklahoma, or of any other Indian reservation in the State of Oklahoma not specifically named herein, upon which the period of trust expires during the…

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Dec 18, 1934

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

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Dec 18, 1934

Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States pursuant to the authority vested in me by Article VIII of the Code of Fair Competition for the Cinders, Ashes and Scavenger Trade, ... do hereby cancel my order approving…

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Dec 17, 1934

Could you not, with propriety, suggest to the Governors of these States that their statutes should be amended as soon as possible so that banks, insurance companies, building and loan associations, trust companies, fiduciaries and all…

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Dec 17, 1934

The following-described tracts of land in Alaska, occupied as home sites and identified by elimination surveys, plats and field notes of which are on file in the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., be, and they are hereby, excluded…

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Dec 17, 1934

This refuge shall be known as the 'Lake Mattamuskeet Wild Life Refuge'.

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Dec 17, 1934

It is ordered that Tps. 3 and 4 S., R. 6 E., and the E. ½ of Tps. 3 and 4 S., R. 5 E., Black Hills meridian, be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Harney National Forest as defined by proclamation of May 16, 1911.

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Dec 14, 1934

I hereby approve said amendment and modify my previous approval of the Code of Fair Competition for the Brewing Industry to include an approval of said Code in its entirety as hereby amended.

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Dec 14, 1934

I hereby approve said amendment and modify my previous approval of the Code of Fair Competition for the Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale Industry to include an approval of said Code in its entirety as hereby amended.

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Dec 13, 1934

I find that the facts do not appear to be such as to warrant further investigation.

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Dec 13, 1934

I find that the facts do not appear to be such as to warrant further investigation in accordance with Section 3(e) of said Act.

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Dec 12, 1934

It is hereby ordered that the several executive departments, independent establishments and other government agencies in the District of Columbia, including the Government Printing Office and the Navy Yard and stations, be closed at 1 P.M…

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Dec 11, 1934

Executive Order No. 3206, of December 30, 1919, creating the Board of Surveys and Maps, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding the Tennessee Valley Authority to the list of organizations entitled to membership on said Board.

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Dec 11, 1934

I do hereby exempt T. Warren Allen from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until January 1, 1936.

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Dec 10, 1934

It is hereby ordered that a corporation of the District of Columbia be and is hereby created.

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Dec 10, 1934

It would give me great satisfaction if you would give this matter your most careful consideration.

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