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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 12, 1940

We as a people today have the common determination to put our country above all else.

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Nov 12, 1940

I'm confident that this contribution will be generously and gladly given without reservation.

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Nov 11, 1940

I call upon the Governor of the Territory of Alaska to provide suitable and sufficient places of registration.

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Nov 11, 1940

The times and places for registration in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico will be fixed in subsequent proclamations.

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Nov 11, 1940

I further call upon the Governor of the Territory of Alaska and all officers and agents of the Territory of Alaska and subdivisions thereof to do and perform all acts and services necessary to accomplish effective and complete registration.

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Nov 10, 1940

We still unite, we still strive mightily to preserve intact that new order of the ages founded by the Fathers of America.

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Nov 10, 1940

I, for one, do not believe that mere force will be successful in sterilizing the seeds which had taken such firm root as a harbinger of better lives for mankind.

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Nov 10, 1940

I do not believe that the era of democracy in human affairs can or ever will be snuffed out in our lifetime.

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Nov 7, 1940

You have demonstrated that comfortable homes for people of moderate means can be provided at low cost and without loss to the Government.

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Nov 7, 1940

It is ordered that the following-described public lands in Arkansas be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement.

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Nov 6, 1940

All shipments of property by water shall be made on ships registered under the laws of the United States where such ships are available.

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Nov 6, 1940

I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the allowance and payment from Government funds of expenses now or hereafter authorized by law for the packing, crating, drayage, transportation, and unpacking of household goods and…

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Nov 6, 1940

It is ordered that the Executive order of October 27, 1914, creating Power Site Reserve No. 461, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to permit the State of Idaho to construct a highway over lot 5

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Nov 6, 1940

Shipment shall be made by the most economical means, taking into consideration the costs of packing, crating, drayage, unpacking, and uncrating.

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Nov 6, 1940

I do hereby approve and proclaim the foregoing regulation of the Acting Secretary of the Interior.

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Nov 3, 1940

We people of America know that man cannot live by bread alone.

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Nov 3, 1940

I am an American, and this vote I am casting is the exercise of my highest privilege and my most solemn duty to my country.

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Nov 3, 1940

After the ballots are counted, the United States of America will still be united.

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Nov 1, 1940

This generation of Americans is living in a tremendous moment of history.

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Nov 1, 1940

I never once ordered out the National Guard of the State of New York to put down riots.

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Nov 1, 1940

We will not turn back because we are the inheritors of a tradition of pioneering, exploring, experimenting and adventuring.

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Nov 1, 1940

The first purpose of our foreign policy is to keep our country out of war.

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