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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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Oct 23, 1934

I have found that there is the same striking lack of unanimity of opinion among bankers that characterizes many other groups in the country.

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Oct 23, 1934

The Government is the outward expression of the common life of all citizens.

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Oct 23, 1934

The time is ripe for an alliance of all forces intent upon the business of recovery.

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Oct 21, 1934

It is further ordered that all lands of the Cochetopa National Forest lying to the north and west of the above-described line be, and they are hereby, transferred to the Gunnison National Forest.

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Oct 21, 1934

It is ordered that the boundary between the Cochetopa and Gunnison National Forests... be, and it is hereby, described as follows:

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Oct 21, 1934

It is not intended by this order to give any publicly owned lands a national forest status which have hitherto not had such status.

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Oct 21, 1934

I do hereby order that the said Agreement is hereby approved.

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Oct 21, 1934

While attached to and serving on board United States vessels stationed in foreign waters for not less than 60 consecutive days.

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Oct 19, 1934

I value far beyond the sentiment conveyed by my mere acknowledgment in words the honor that you, in behalf of this historic institution, have conferred upon me today.

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Oct 19, 1934

The purpose of education... was not to train specialists, but to educate men broadly.

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Oct 19, 1934

What a thrill it has been to me to return today and to have the honor of formally opening the Duke of Gloucester Street.

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Oct 19, 1934

But at the same time there is a definite place in American life —an important place—for broad, liberal and non-specialized education.

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Oct 19, 1934

All of us must honor and encourage those young men and young women whose ambitions lead them to seek specialization in science and in scholarship.

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Oct 18, 1934

That is why I know they will go along with my thought of caring first for the great masses of people in this country who are crying for care and who need it now.

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Oct 18, 1934

This symbol, which we dedicate today, will live all through the years to remind us that we are going to make progress in an American way.

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Oct 18, 1934

It is the same thought, to put it into naval terms, as to say that the speed of a fleet is the speed of the slowest vessel in the fleet.

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Oct 18, 1934

I commend them to your care, and I am very certain that you will give it to them.

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Oct 18, 1934

The care of the disabled, the sick, the destitute and the starving in all ranks of our population—that, my friends, is the first thing.

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Oct 18, 1934

The improvement of their hard lot—for they exist in every community—is a definite obligation on all of our citizens.

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Oct 18, 1934

You see before you today a monument which is a very definite representation of the national policy of your Government.

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Oct 18, 1934

It must remain our constant objective to eliminate the causes of depression and the drags on prosperity.

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Oct 16, 1934

I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, pursuant to said Code of Fair Competition for the Construction…

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Oct 15, 1934

The Cotton, Silk and Wool Textile Work Assignment Boards shall study the actual operation of the stretch-out (or specialization) system in a number, of representative plants.

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Oct 15, 1934

Such recommendations, unless good cause is shown to the contrary, shall include, among other provisions, substantially the following principles:

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Oct 15, 1934

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, and otherwise, do issue the following rules and regulations for the…

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