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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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Sep 29, 1934

Private enterprise in times such as these cannot be left without assistance and without reasonable safeguards lest it destroy not only itself but also our processes of civilization.

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Sep 29, 1934

We are bringing order out of the old chaos with a greater certainty of the employment of labor at a reasonable wage and of more business at a fair profit.

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Sep 27, 1934

It is that personal appeal, that personal service, which has carried us through all these trying years.

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Sep 27, 1934

It is the duty of the State to supplement, with the resources of the State, the additional needs up to the limit of the power of the State.

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Sep 27, 1934

The primary responsibility for community needs rests upon the community itself.

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Sep 26, 1934

The world as a whole is making progress in meeting current problems.

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Sep 26, 1934

It shall be the duty of said Industrial Emergency Committee to make recommendations to the President through its Director.

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Sep 26, 1934

I tell you of my conviction that our people have both feet on the ground.

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Sep 26, 1934

The greatest achievement of the past two years in the United States has been the fact that the American people have taken a greater interest in current problems.

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Sep 26, 1934

Now, Therefore, 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, do hereby order that the said Agreement is hereby approved.

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Sep 26, 1934

Fortunately the overwhelming mass of the American people pay no more attention to this kind of rumor than I do.

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Sep 26, 1934

The social order cannot exist except upon the basis of a respect for and observance of the law.

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Sep 26, 1934

I hereby amend the Executive order of June 30, 1934, no. 6770, creating the Industrial Emergency Committee.

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Sep 26, 1934

No undertaking is more vital to the welfare of society at this time than that of the prevention and detection of crime.

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Sep 26, 1934

I do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations, and findings of the Administrator.

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Sep 25, 1934

The Board shall certify the results of all elections conducted by it or by its agents to parties concerned.

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Sep 24, 1934

It is further ordered that the Executive order of November 22, 1924, creating power-site reserve no. 759, be, and it is hereby, revoked as to the following-described lands

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Sep 24, 1934

I do hereby approve an amendment to Section 4 of Article III of said Code of Fair Competition for the Petroleum Industry.

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Sep 24, 1934

It is hereby ordered that the Executive order of March 1, 1912, creating power-site reserve no. 242, be, and it is hereby, revoked as to the following-described lands

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Sep 21, 1934

It is ordered that the following-described public lands in Nevada be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, for use in connection with the Duck Valley Indian irrigation project, Nevada.

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Sep 21, 1934

This withdrawal is subject to first-form reclamation withdrawal under the act of June 17, 1902.

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Sep 19, 1934

The excellent report of the board of inquiry for the Cotton Textile Industry presents findings and recommendations which cover the basic sources of difficulties.

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