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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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Dec 5, 1933

It can be a prosperity built on spiritual and social values rather than on special privilege and special power.

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Dec 5, 1933

It is hereby ordered that the public lands in the following-described area in the State of South Dakota be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn for classification and pending determination as to the advisability of including…

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Dec 5, 1933

This new generation seeks action—action by collective government and by individual education, toward the ending of practices such as these.

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Dec 5, 1933

The judicial function of government is the protection of the individual and of the community through quick and certain justice.

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Dec 5, 1933

For the purpose of coordination, all codes under the N.I.R.A. will be turned over to the Administrator of the N.R.A.

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Dec 4, 1933

I trust in the good sense of the American people that they will not bring upon themselves the curse of excessive use of intoxicating liquors, to the detriment of health, morals and social integrity.

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Dec 4, 1933

I call specific attention to the authority given by the 21st Amendment to the Government to prohibit transportation or importation of intoxicating liquors into any State in violation of the laws of such State.

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Dec 4, 1933

I enjoin upon all citizens of the United States and upon others resident within the jurisdiction thereof, to cooperate with the Government in its endeavor to restore greater respect for law and order.

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Dec 4, 1933

I do hereby proclaim that the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was repealed on the fifth day of December, 1933.

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Dec 3, 1933

There is hereby established an agency to be known as the 'Federal Alcohol Control Administration' to aid in effectuating the policy of said title.

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Dec 3, 1933

I extend congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the Forty-fifth Anniversary of the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States.

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Dec 3, 1933

The object of your organization is, in my opinion, a very worthy one, and the efforts of its members toward the successful attainment of such a goal, are deserving of the highest praise.

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Dec 3, 1933

It is my sincere hope that this work may be carried on with even greater success through future years.

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Dec 3, 1933

Miss Anne Stevens may be appointed to a clerical position in the office of the United States attorney at Boston, Massachusetts, without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.

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Dec 3, 1933

It is hereby ordered that the public lands...be withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, pending a resurvey of said townships.

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Dec 1, 1933

I do hereby approve said Code of Fair Competition for the Alcoholic Beverages Importing Industry.

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Nov 28, 1933

Miss Maude McGaugh may be appointed to a position in the classified service without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.

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Nov 28, 1933

The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to sell any security acquired or any property so constructed or acquired or to lease any such property with or without the privilege of purchase; provided, that all moneys received by the…

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Nov 28, 1933

The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to take any and all such action, do any and all such things, and exercise any and all such powers as may be or appear necessary, suitable, or expedient in connection with the foregoing.

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Nov 28, 1933

The tract of land hereby restored to the Territory of Hawaii shall revert to the jurisdiction and control of the War Department as part of the Fort Ruger Military Reservation if not used by the said Territory as 'a water-reservoir site and…

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Nov 28, 1933

I may say that in my judgment this Government is under an unescapable obligation to carry out the Treaty of 1915 and the Protocol of 1919.

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Nov 28, 1933

The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to construct, finance, or aid in the construction or financing of any public-works project included in the program prepared pursuant to Section 202(d) of said Act.

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Nov 28, 1933

The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, or by exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real or personal property in connection with the construction of any such project.

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