Objective: West Coast – December 9, 1941
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Category: FDR
FDR Talks About Taxes And The Budget – November 29, 1935
– FDR – Taxes and Budget – Nov. 29, 1935 – This day in 1935, President Roosevelt delivered an address to a huge gathering near his “Warm Springs White House“, where he spent the Thanksgiving holiday. The address was straightforward and simple – it was about the state of the
President Roosevelt Lays The Cornerstone At The Jefferson Memorial – November 15, 1939
– President Franklin Roosevelt – Laying the Cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial – Nov. 15,1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 15, 1939 – On this day, President Roosevelt took part in the ceremonies laying the cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial. A project which had been in planning stages
FDR – Statue Of Liberty At 50 – October 28, 1936 –
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A Two-Ocean Crisis For America – Steps Closer To War – October 17, 1941
– October 17, 1941 – NBC Blue Network – News Here and Abroad – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 17, 1941 – With war slowly becoming a real possibility, a two-ocean crisis was developing and changes in the Japanese government made war more of an eventuality than ever. German
The Supreme Court And The Constitution – Should We Change Them Or Leave Them Alone? 1936 – Past Daily Reference Room
Americas Town Meeting Of The Air – The Supreme Court And The Constitution: Should we change them or leave them alone – March 19, 1936. With all the talk recently regarding the Constitution of the United States as well as the Supreme Court, it’s good to remember this is an
President Roosevelt Addresses The University Of Pennsylvania – September 20, 1940
– September 20, 1940 – President Roosevelt Address at University Of Pennsylvania – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 20, 1940 – As Europe was plunged into War, and as America’s neutrality towards the conflict was put to the test almost daily, President Roosevelt, in an address to the University
FDR Accepts The Nomination – 1932 Democratic Convention – Past Daily Election Snapshot
As we get ready to start the 2024 Democratic convention next month, I thought I would run a snapshot from another convention, this one from New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, accepting the party’s nomination for President in that harrowing year of 1932. FDR: “I pledge you, I pledge myself,
SCOTUS – Going From 9 Old Men To 15 In 1937 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
– SCOTUS – The Supreme Court Plan by FDR – February 5, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – SCOTUS (Supreme Court Of The United States), that august body of law makers was coming under fire in 1937, by none other than the Commander-In-Chief. President Roosevelt felt the then-current structure
Wendell Willkie Accepts The Nomination For President – June 28, 1940
– Wendell Willkie – Acceptance Speech – Republican Convention – June 28, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Wendell Willkie was the 1940 GOP Presidential Candidate. After six ballots, Willkie, who hadn’t actively campaigned for the nomination, emerged as the nominee for the party. Willkie was not a politician