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speach
Roosevelt declares, “I hate war”, in speech delivered at Chautauqua, New York. -
president
FDR beat Alfred Landon in the re-election by a long shot with Alfred only having 8 electorial votes -
second times a charm
Roosevelt is inaugurated for second term as President and discusses the needs of the nation’s one-third who are “ill-housed, ill-clad, and ill-nourished" -
packages
Roosevelt proposes a so-called “Court Packing Plan” as a reaction to the Supreme Court's repeated invalidation of New Deal legislation. -
new assotiations
Roosevelt creates the Farm Security Administration and the U.S. Housing Authority to assist small and tenant farmers and to provide financial aid to low-cost construction. -
quarantine
Roosevelt calls for a “quarantine” of aggressor nations in a speech at Chicago. -
the march of dimes
Roosevelt begins the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio. -
two ocean navy
Roosevelt requests appropriation for construction of a two-ocean navy. -
purge
Roosevelt attempts an unsuccessful “purge” of conservatives from the Democratic Party in mid-term elections -
fair labor standards act
Roosevelt signs the Fair Labor Standards Act, establishing minimum wages and maximum hours. -
daughters of america
Eleanor Roosevelt resigns from the Daughters of the American Revolution after African-American singer Marian Anderson is denied the opportunity to sing in Constitution Hall. -
on tv
Roosevelt becomes first president to appear on television by addressing the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair. -
entertaining royalty
The White House entertains King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. -
attack
Following the German attack on Poland on September 1, Roosevelt soon proclaims a state of “limited national emergency” and then calls a special session of Congress to repeal the arms embargo. -
albert einstein
Roosevelt receives August 2 letter from Albert Einstein discussing the possibilities of an atomic bomb, and he creates the President's Advisory Committee on Uranium the following day.
