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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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Feb 20, 1941

It is not correct, in the first place, but a lot of people are going to think it is.

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Feb 20, 1941

The test is what the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy thinks would be harmful to the defense of this country to give out.

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Feb 20, 1941

That is a nice question—something that ought to be thought about;

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Feb 20, 1941

I hereby exempt the said Edgar M. Cohee from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending April 30, 1942.

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Feb 18, 1941

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of October 17, 1940, Public No. 872, 76th Congress, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters to enlisted men.

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Feb 18, 1941

It is ordered that the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and they are hereby, amended by prescribing the following as Chapter XVII thereof:Chapter XVIICIVIL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT.

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Feb 17, 1941

I believe it is not in the diplomatic list or any other list.

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Feb 17, 1941

The construction of destroyers is speeding up very materially.

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Feb 17, 1941

That is exactly the point; there may be half a dozen different things, different articles, which would all be in the Priority 1 group.

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Feb 17, 1941

He is performing useful service at the present time, probably as useful as is possible for that fellow to do.

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Feb 13, 1941

Any person violating any of the provisions of this order relating to the above-named naval defensive sea areas shall be subject to the penalties provided by section 44 of the Criminal Code as amended.

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Feb 13, 1941

The airspaces over the said territorial waters and islands are hereby set apart and reserved as naval airspace reservations for purposes of national defense.

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Feb 13, 1941

At no time shall any person, other than persons on public vessels of the United States, enter either of the naval defensive sea areas herein set apart and reserved.

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Feb 13, 1941

The territorial waters between the extreme high-water marks in the three-mile marine boundaries surrounding the islands of Palmyra, Johnston, Midway, Wake, and Kingman Reef, in the Pacific Ocean, are hereby established and reserved as…

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Feb 13, 1941

The airspace over the said territorial waters and island is hereby set apart and reserved as a naval airspace reservation for purposes of national defense

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Feb 13, 1941

At no time shall any person, other than persons on public vessels of the United States, enter any of the naval defensive sea areas herein set apart and reserved.

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Feb 13, 1941

At no time shall any person, other than persons on public vessels of the United States, enter any of the naval defensive sea areas herein set apart and reserved

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Feb 13, 1941

It is ordered that all lands owned by the United States within the following-described areas... be reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of the Interior as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.

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Feb 13, 1941

At no time shall any person, other than persons on public vessels of the United States, enter Culebra Island Naval Defensive Sea Area

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Feb 13, 1941

The airspaces over the said territorial waters and islands are hereby set apart and reserved as naval airspace reservations for purposes of national defense

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Feb 13, 1941

At no time shall any aircraft, other than public aircraft of the United States, be navigated into Culebra Island Naval Airspace Reservation, unless authorized by the Secretary of the Navy

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Feb 13, 1941

Nor shall any vessel or other craft, other than public vessels of the United States, be navigated into said area, unless authorized by the Secretary of the Navy

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