Eras: 1929–1941

1929–1941

Quarantine Speech

I am glad to come once again to Chicago and especially to have the opportunity of taking part in the dedication of this important project of civic betterment. On my

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1929–1941

“Neutrality Act”of May 1, 1937

JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution providing for the prohibition of the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries; the prohibition of

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1929–1941

Fireside Chat on Banking

I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking–with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking but more particularly with

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Commonwealth Club Address

Source: Samuel I. Rosenman and William D. Hassett, eds., The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Volume One: The Genesis of the New Deal, 1928 -1932 (New York:

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1929–1941

Inaugural Address (1937)

Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Inaugural Address,” January 20, 1937. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=15349. My fellow countrymen. When four years ago we met

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1929–1941

Inaugural Address (1933)

Source: Samuel I. Rosenman, ed., Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Volume Two: The Year of Crisis, 1933 (New York: Random House, 1938), 11-16. I am certain that

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