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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.
I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service who are not…
Each enlisted man of the first, second, or third grade in the active military, naval, or Coast Guard service of the United States who is not entitled to a money allowance for quarters in a non-travel status shall be entitled to receive for…
Payments of allowances for quarters and subsistence may be made to enlisted men not more than one month in advance.
This Order shall remain in force during the continuance of the present war and for six months after the termination thereof, unless revoked by Presidential order.
The provisions of section 2 of this Order shall not apply to the American National Red Cross or established religious bodies.
It is ordered that the administration of any and all of the provisions of Section 8 (b) of the said Joint Resolution relating to the solicitation and collection of funds and contributions for relief purposes...be and it hereby is…
The Board is hereby authorized and empowered to control, in the interest of the furtherance of the war purpose, all solicitations, sales of, or offers to sell merchandise or services.
It is hereby ordered as follows: The President's Committee on War Relief Agencies, appointed by me on March 13, 1941, is hereby continued and established as the President's War Relief Control Board.
Oh, no. This is the principal domestic problem in carrying on the war.
I wouldn't tell you if I—I wouldn't say if I could. I won't tell you.
Whatever's necessary from the point of view of the Commander in Chief.
This order shall become effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in force and effect so long as Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, remains in force.
I hereby exempt the said Oscar L. Moritz from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1943.
I hereby exempt the said Dr. Howard K. Tuttle from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending August 31, 1943.
Subdivision II of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended to read as follows: 3.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941, and in order to expedite the prosecution of the war effort, it is hereby ordered as follows:
It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 325A of May 18, 1905, be, and the same is hereby, suspended for the period of the war and for six months thereafter
I am convinced that their action is indicative of the profound admiration felt in this country for the heroic stand of the British people against a barbarous foe.
The generosity of these gifts, each one of which represents a personal sacrifice by an individual is overwhelming and without precedent.
Authorized leaves of absence of personnel required by orders of competent authority to participate regularly and frequently in aerial flights shall not suspend such orders for pay purposes.
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