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  2. Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death ...

  3. Four Freedoms - Wikipedia

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    The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is a park designed by the architect Louis Kahn for the south point of Roosevelt Island. [20] The park celebrates the famous speech, and text from the speech is inscribed on a granite wall in the final design of the park.

  4. Day of Infamy speech - Wikipedia

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 in Dutchess County, New York. Initially working at a law firm, he later became a member of the New York state senate. He served as the assistant secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson and was elected the 44th governor of New York.

  5. Alphabet agencies - Wikipedia

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    The alphabet agencies, or New Deal agencies, were the U.S. federal government agencies created as part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The earliest agencies were created to combat the Great Depression in the United States and were established during Roosevelt's first 100 days in office in 1933. In total, at least 69 offices ...

  6. List of executive actions by Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Listed below are executive orders numbered 6071–9537 and presidential proclamations signed by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945). He issued 3721 executive orders. [ 8 ] His executive orders are also listed on Wikisource , along with his presidential proclamations .

  7. New Deal coalition - Wikipedia

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt won a landslide in 1932 and spent his time in office building a powerful nationwide coalition and keeping his partners from squabbling with each other. [ 9 ] Over the course of the 1930s, Roosevelt forged a coalition of liberals , labor unions, Northern religious and ethnic minorities (Catholic, Jewish, and Black), and ...

  8. 30 Quotes From FDR To Uplift and Inspire All Americans on ...

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    However, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president, isn't one to be overlooked; He helped shepherd the U.S. out of the greatest economic collapse in its history, created social programs that ...

  9. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secretary of Commerce by President John F. Kennedy.