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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-45)   

For Election Results; Cabinet Members; Notable Events; Historical Documents; Media Resources & More See: http://www.potus.com/fdroosevelt.html

Listen to FDR's speeches:   

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• First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933
• FDR's Third Inaugural Address, January 1941
• FDR's War Address to Congress, December 8, 1941

For Full -Text Versions of FDR's Inaugural Addresses and other Proclamations see http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/roospap.htm

Inauguration Day 1933: Out with the old, in with the New Deal.  FDR's campaign song for 1932 was "Happy Days are Here Again."

Upon his return from the Yalta Conference, FDR addressed a joint session of Congress on March 1, 1945.  Due to his marked decline in health, this was the first time he had to remain seated during a speech.

For other photos see http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/photos.html

For streaming videos and audio files of FDR see http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/real.html (Requires Real Player)

Other interesting links related to the study of Franklin D. Roosevelt:

• http://newdeal.feri.org/index.htm    (New Deal Network)

• http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRcartoons.html    (Catalogue of online editorial cartoons)

• http://www.nps.gov/fdrm/home.htm    (Website for FDR Memorial in Washington, DC)

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