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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [7:04] of the swearing in and the first Inaugural Address of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Domestic Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the scope of Roosevelt's New Deal from 1933 until 1939 and continue with his domestic policies during World War II. Find out how important Roosevelt's personality was to the implementation of his ideas.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion and details of Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaigns and elections of 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Foreign Policy of Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes Roosevelt's policies towards Pan-America, involvement in the global conflict, and entry into World War II. Included are sample lessons and a bibliography. (Published in 1978)
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Commonwealth Club Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech to the Commonwealth Club on September 23, 1932, in San Francisco, California.
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US National Archives

Docs Teach: "A Date Which Will Live in ": Two Versions of Fdr's Infamy Speech

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity presents students with two versions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous speech following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor-an earlier typewritten draft and his final reading copy. Students will read, analyze, and...
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Documents Related to Fdr and Churchill

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a concise overview of the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill with links to related primary source documents.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Four Freedoms"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech to the 77th Congress entitled "The Four Freedoms" on January 6, 1941.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Roosevelt and the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to chapter on Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Digital History

Digital History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Election of 1932

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's private and political life prior to being nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in the election of 1932.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fdr and the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who held this office from 1933 to 1945, and his New Deal policies and initiatives that saw the United States through the Great Depression.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Executive Order 7037

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the executive order of Franklin Roosevelt that established the Rural Electrification Administration in order to bring electricity to the many rural areas in the United States with no electricty.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Executive Order 9024

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find the text of President Roosevelt's executive order that created the War Production Board whose duty was to oversee the production of war materials. Read about all the duties of this board.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Fireside Chat on Banking

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chat on March 12, 1933, just days after he was inaugurated for first term, in which he explained the reasoning behind his declaration of a bank holiday.
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PBS

Presidential Links: President Roosevelt's Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the speech that President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave during the March 4, 1933 inaugural address.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides links to all of FDR's inaugural addresses, State of the Union addresses and Pearl Harbor speech.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Fireside Chat

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of the very first Fireside Chat given by FDR in 1933. He addressed the American people about banking.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The viewing goals for this lesson were for students to use a visual text, Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech (played first without sound), to identify visual cues & understand why he may have chosen to use certain...
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Pare Lorentz Film Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A media source for information on the life and times of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The film center is named after Pare Lorentz, a renowned documentary filmmaker who created government-sponsored films during Roosevelt's era, as well as...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Primary Resources: First Inaugural Address 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcription of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address delivered on March 4, 1933.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Commonwealth Club Address

For Students 9th - 10th
An address by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 was delivered to win over the American people on the premise of economic security during the tremendous strife brought about by the Great Depression.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: A Radio Address to the Democratic Clubs of America

For Students 9th - 10th
On July 24, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered this radio address. He urges to keep the principles of America in the forefront and begs participation of the younger citizens to involve themselves in the decisions.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: A New Coalition

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration after his decisive re-election in 1936. Discusses political party organization and the debate over government responsibility to citizens.

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