1940's Fashion | Address at the Dedication of the Thomas Jefferson

Speech

By: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Date: April 13, 1943

Source: Roosevelt, Franklin D. Address at the Dedication of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. April 13, 1943. The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vol. 12. New York: Random House, 1943.

About the Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), the thirty-second president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, New York. In 1910, he was elected state senator of New York. From 1913 to 1920, he served as the assistant secretary of the navy. He was twice elected governor of New York State. At the height of the Great Depression, Roosevelt became president of the United States in 1932. He was reelected president four times, dying in office in April 1945 during the first few months of his last term.

Introduction

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson...