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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Franklin D Roosevelt: 2nd Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides access to the personal archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt. These archives include personal and family papers, manuscripts from Roosevelt's political career, and the papers of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma College of Law: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech, December 8, 1941, declaring war on Japan.
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PBS

Pbs Online: Character Above All: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay about Roosevelt begins with several quotes describing him. It looks at FDR's personal characteristics and gives some background on his presidency.
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University of Virginia

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

For Students 9th - 10th
Miller Center's American President project offers an exhaustive look at Franklin Delano Roosevelt the man, the politician, and national icon who guided the United States through the dark times of the Depression and World War II. Find his...
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical overview of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's life, including an image gallery and video clips.
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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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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Death of the President

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt's poor health was not revealed during his re-election campaign in 1944. Find out about his illness and subsequent death shortly after his inauguration in 1945.
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Digital History

Digital History: Franklin Roosevelt and the Depression [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
After reading brief biographical information about Franklin Roosevelt, find out what he did immediately upon being sworn in as president in 1933. Find out about the legislation that aimed to encourage trust in banks, and the legislation...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Mail to the Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition that celebrates FDR's love for stamps and stamp collecting.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Eleanor Roosevelt, American Visionary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.
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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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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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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The First New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview summarizing the domestic policies instituted by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his plan of economic recovery in the First New Deal.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Second New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the host of economic and social measures instituted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Second New Deal.
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Curated OER

Picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography on the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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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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Digital History

Digital History: The Supreme Court and the New Deal [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about the conflict between the laws and regulations that were passed during Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and the interpretation of the commerce clause by the Supreme Court. Roosevelt had a plan to change the Supreme Court. See...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: I Want You Fdr

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how this poster made and why it was issued by the Independent Voters Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt.
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US Department of Agriculture

Executive Order 7027: Establishment of the Resettlement Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Original text of the Establishment of the Resettlement Administration by Executive Order by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Authority for this order was granted under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935.
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University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma College of Law: Us Declaration of War Against Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Content includes the full text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's message to Congress on December 11, 1941, declaring war against Germany.
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Curated OER

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: Roosevelts: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Black and white photograph of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on Inauguration Day in 1941.
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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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