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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"President Roosevelt"”.
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A consideration of the qualities which contribute to the effectiveness of the speeches of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
… to analyze the qualities of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speeches as determined through a general survey of his speeches and a particular study of those of 1941.</p><p>As President Roosevelt is considered an effective speaker of the day, a consideration of those qualities of composition, …
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James V. Allred of Texas: A judicial biography
… history. Allred was a liberal who followed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies, but was simultaneously a Southern demagogue with implicit beliefs in white superiority that characterized most southern politicians of that age of segregation. Allred influenced law and society with his …
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The homeownership gap : how the post-world War II GI bill shaped modern day homeownership patterns for black and white Americans
… a transformative piece of legislation signed by President Roosevelt intended to help WWII Veterans transition successfully from soldier to citizen. Often dubbed the magic carpet to the middle class, provisions of the bill granted eligible veterans free college tuition, job training and placement, …
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The Fight for Equality: African American Seabees During World War II
… documents, cruise logs, letters, speeches from President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Knox, dissertations, and books about the Navy’s integration policies and their overall operation during World War I and World War II this thesis pieced together African American Seabees’ fight for equal …
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'The Spirit Of' Due Process As Advocated By Charles Lindbergh: Revisiting Pacific Air Transport v. United States, 98 Ct. Cl. 649 (Ct. Cl. 1942).
… chapter in American history. Without warning, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Postmaster General James Farley annul the airmail contracts with more than 30 different commercial airlines. On February 9, 1934, Roosevelt enters Executive Order 6591 directing the U.S. Army Air Corps to fly …
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The Historical Influence And Legacy Of The Alaskan Boundary Dispute
… purpose of this work was to reexamine Theodore Roosevelt's actions that have previously been the focal point of research in the Alaskan boundary dispute. The final purpose of this work was to explain the greater historical importance Canadians have maintained in the Alaskan boundary dispute and …
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Economic Revolution From Within: Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt And The Emergence Of The National Industrial Recovery Act Of 1933
… FROM WITHIN: HERBERT HOOVER, FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT OF 1933</p> <p>By</p> <p>Angella LaNette Smith</p> <p>August of 2015</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Faue</p> <p>Major: History</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p> This …
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The new constitutional law.
… has passed since the day in February, 1937, when President Roosevelt submitted to Congress his plan for establishing the constitutionality of the New Deal by packing the Supreme Court. All of the justices then sitting have been replaced by Roosevelt and Truman appointees. After an unprecedented …
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Henry Agard Wallace and Latin America (1932-1946): The Limits of American Liberalism
… anxiously, expecting the nominations for Vice President to begin momentarily. Throughout the galleries the chant began, "We want Wallace!" It swelled into an uproar and the chairman of the convention, Sam Jackson, despite all of his efforts, could not stop the chanting and the noise. Finally …
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Mutiny on the Bounty : California Newspaper Reaction to WPA Strikes in July 1939
… hours and salary by striking. WPA, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, was an attempt to aid the unemployed through work relief programs. Earlier New Deal efforts at work relief, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and Civil Works Administration (CWA), had not …
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The Pine Mountain Valley Rural Community Project 1934-1946
… in Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia. Being near President Roosevelt's Little White House in Warm Springs, Pine Mountain Valley Community was one of the most extensive and well funded projects of its kind. Like many New Deal projects it outlived its usefulness. Nevertheless, it offered hope to …