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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.

Quotes by year · 193219455,694 total · peak 1937 (671)
1932: 1 quote1933: 315 quotes1934: 566 quotes1935: 519 quotes1936: 320 quotes1937: 671 quotes1938: 462 quotes1939: 86 quotes1940: 494 quotes1941: 517 quotes1942: 660 quotes1943: 493 quotes1944: 467 quotes1945: 123 quotes
Aug 29, 1941

They cannot see that the Hitlers of the world are waging war by exploiting social unrest.

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Aug 29, 1941

Executive Order No. 7234 of November 25, 1935, entitled 'Deposit Money Orders Issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service', is hereby revoked.

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Aug 29, 1941

This is still a peaceful gathering—the third time in succession.

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Aug 28, 1941

I hereby suspend for the duration of the national emergency declared by me on September 8, 1939, to exist, the provisions of the said act of March 3, 1931.

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Aug 28, 1941

A post allowance granted to an officer or employee is available only during the part of the fiscal year in which he remains within the district to which he is assigned, except in those cases in which the Secretary of State, in his…

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Aug 28, 1941

I do hereby designate the week of September 15 to 20, 1941, as Retailers-for-Defense Week to Aid in the Sale of Defense Savings Stamps.

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Aug 27, 1941

The Supply Priorities and Allocations Board shall determine the total requirements of materials and commodities needed respectively for defense, civilian, and all other purposes.

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Aug 27, 1941

Deliveries of material shall take priority as provided in said Act in accordance with such determinations and the orders issued in pursuance thereof by the Office of Production Management.

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Aug 27, 1941

Nothing in this Order shall be construed to include the power to determine the disposition or transfer of any defense articles to the Government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.

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Aug 27, 1941

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and in order to define further the functions and duties of the Office for Emergency Management with respect to the unlimited national emergency…

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Aug 27, 1941

The Office of Production Management shall make available to the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board upon request, such staff, statistical, informational, fiscal, personnel, and other services and facilities as may from time to time be…

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Aug 27, 1941

There is hereby established within the Office for Emergency Management a Supply Priorities and Allocations Board.

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Aug 27, 1941

The Office of Production Management, in addition to the responsibilities and duties described in paragraph 2 of Executive Order No. 8629 of January 7, 1941, is authorized and directed to discharge and perform the following responsibilities…

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Aug 27, 1941

It is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the public lands in the following-described areas be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws

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Aug 26, 1941

I have determined that it is necessary in the interest of the national defense that on and after August 27, 1941, the following-described articles and materials shall not be exported except when authorized in each case by a license as…

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Aug 25, 1941

It is perfectly fair to say that all stories of that kind are vicious rumors.

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Aug 25, 1941

This Government is prepared to send a military mission to China.

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Aug 24, 1941

It is ordered that the following-described parcel of land comprising Tract No. 2 of the Waimanalo Military Reservation be restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii.

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Aug 22, 1941

It is necessary for national defense purposes that there be constructed and completed a pipe line system for the transportation and distribution of petroleum and petroleum products moving in interstate commerce.

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Aug 21, 1941

In other words, there seems to be a certain discrepancy between the figure 15 and the figures that I have just given.

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Aug 21, 1941

Yes, and a good many other people have got us in trouble over a period of years.

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