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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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Nov 21, 1933

I assure you that you carry with you my warmest personal regards.

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Nov 21, 1933

Such State emergency relief administration shall appoint such personnel, volunteer or paid, as is required and shall fix the salary of all paid workers subject to the approval of the Federal Emergency Relief Administrator, provided that no…

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Nov 20, 1933

By seeking the help of God in a more unselfish striving for the common bettering of mankind.

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Nov 20, 1933

May we on that day in our churches and in our homes give humble thanks for the blessings bestowed upon us during the year past by Almighty God.

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Nov 20, 1933

Greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches can never bring lasting happiness or good to the individual or to his neighbors.

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Nov 20, 1933

I do hereby approve said Code of Fair Competition for the Southern Rice Milling Industry.

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Nov 20, 1933

May we be grateful for the passing of dark days; for the new spirit of dependence one on another.

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Nov 20, 1933

I do set aside and appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November, 1933, to be a Day of Thanksgiving for all our people.

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Nov 17, 1933

It is hereby ordered that the respective heads of National Industrial Recovery Administration...shall, unless otherwise specifically authorized by me, fix such rates for officers and employees now in the service.

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Nov 17, 1933

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States.

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Nov 17, 1933

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 2(b) and 10(a) of title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, Public, No. 67, Seventy-third Congress, I hereby delegate authority and prescribe rules and…

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Nov 17, 1933

In making the initial adjustment of salaries under this order, where it is necessary to reduce the present rate of an employee to conform to the rate scheduled for the grade to which his position is allocated under the salary schedule…

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Nov 16, 1933

There is hereby created an organization which shall be known as the National Emergency Council.

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Nov 15, 1933

It is hereby ordered that the public lands in Tps. 12 N., Rs. 95 and 96 W. of the sixth principal meridian, Wyoming, be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, pending a…

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Nov 15, 1933

I am glad to have received the assurance expressed in your note to me of this date that it will be the fixed policy of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to respect scrupulously the indisputable right of the United…

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Nov 15, 1933

I trust that the relations now established between our peoples may forever remain normal and friendly, and that our Nations henceforth may cooperate for their mutual benefit and for the preservation of the peace of the world.

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Nov 15, 1933

The Government of the United States, therefore, will expect that nationals of the United States of America within the territory of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics will be allowed to conduct without annoyance or molestation of any…

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Nov 15, 1933

I am very happy to inform you that as a result of our conversations the Government of the United States has decided to establish normal diplomatic relations with the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and to exchange…

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Nov 15, 1933

I am happy to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of November 16, 11933, in which you state that the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics agrees that, preparatory to a final settlement of the claims and counter claims…

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Nov 14, 1933

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, and otherwise, do adopt and approve the report, recommendations…

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Nov 14, 1933

I like to stress not only the fact of four million, but also the fact that of those four millions of people two million are today on what we might just as well call, frankly, a dole.

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Nov 14, 1933

I can assure you that Mr. Hopkins, Secretary Ickes and all of the people connected with the Federal Government are going to give you cooperation in putting this plan to work quickly.

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Nov 14, 1933

I want to tell you very, very simply that your national Government is not trying to gain political advantage one way or the other out of the needs of human beings for relief.

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