Monthly Archives: April 2012
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the declaration of war a day after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945
ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BETWEEN PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL AND PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT 10 AUGUST 1941 part of “ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION” (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt) The President of the United States, Franklin D Roosevelt, and the Prime Minister of the … Continue reading
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945
“…the President outlined the four essential human freedoms. They amounted to a declaration of American aims for a postwar world: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.” (FDR, 6 January 1941). (Kershaw, Ian, Fateful … Continue reading
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945
“We must be the arsenal of democracy.” (FDR fireside chat to the American People). “Roosevelt’s annual address to Congress on the State of the Union ….. stipulated his budget demands for 1942: of the 17.5 billion dollars requested, 60 percent was allocated … Continue reading
