I pledge you I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and courage. This is a call to arms.
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About Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt was president of the united states from 1933 to 1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. Read more on Wikipedia →

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