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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: Facts & Figures: Fdr

For Students 9th - 10th
A long list of questions and answers about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's life, political policy, family, and more.
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The White House

The White House: Presidents: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography done by the White House on former president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Other

Potus: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive facts about Franklin D. Roosevelt and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
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PBS

Pbs American Experience: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS American Experience site summarizes the domestic policies set in place and carried out by Franklin D. Roosevelt that became known as the Hundred Days.
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Yale University

Yale Law School: First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Inaugural address. In this speech, he outlines the world crisis facing the country in 1933. He also outlines the aims of government programs and his primary goal, which was to relieve unemployment by...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Great Arsenal of Democracy"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [7:40] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" delivered on December 29, 1940.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Roosevelt's Little White House at Warm Springs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Warm Springs Historic District is home to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House, where he went annually to treat his polio with the therapeutic spring water. His experiences at the Little White House helped form some of...
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New Deal Network

New Deal: Works of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Essentials for Unemployment Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of a speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Congress, March 21, 1933, outlining a program of public employment at the federal and state levels to provide unemployment relief.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Ww Ii Resources: Shoot on Sight Speech Regarding Attack on Uss Greer

For Students 9th - 10th
German U-boat attacks made it increasingly difficult for the United States to maintain its neutrality in World War II. Read Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech given on September 11, 1949, in response to the German attack on the US destroyer,...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcribed version of the First Inaugural Address given by FDR in 1933.
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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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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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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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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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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Fdr: Acceptance Speech at the Democratic Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of the acceptance speech given by Franklin D. Roosevelt at the 1932 Democratic Convention.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Fireside Chat: Plan for Reorganization of Judiciary

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt introduces a movement to reorganize the judiciary system of the United States during his March 9, 1937 Fireside Chat. He proposes to change the number of judges and the terms of their services to best uphold the...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: State of the Union Address 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt's State of the Union Address to the nation in January 1942.
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University of Texas at Austin

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History: Garner the Vice President (1933 1941)

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a larger biography, this part describes John Nance Garner's tenure as Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice-president for Roosevelt's first two terms. Find out about his importance to the enactment of the New Deal legislation.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Fdr Presidential Library and Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The FDR Library houses the complete personal papers and documents of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as those of his wife, Eleanor, and many other documents related to their lives and times. More than 800,000 of these documents are...
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The White House

The White House: First Ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her political work and accomplishments are discussed.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Cordell Hull (1871 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Cordell Hull who was the longest serving Secretary of State in history, serving under Franklin D. Roosevelt and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: The Four Freedoms

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcribed portion of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's address to Congress on January 6, 1941.
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Digital History

Digital History: The New Dealers

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt brought in many different thinkers to help find ideas to fix the Great Depression. Read about their ideas and the ways they instituted their ways of thinking.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Churchill's Broadcast About Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript from Churchill's radio broadcast to the world regarding his meetings with Roosevelt at the Atlantic Conference in 1941. From the British Library of Information.

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