On April 10, 1933, FDR proposed the Tennessee Valley Authority to Congress. The TVA was one of the largest New Deal projects, building dams, reservoirs and electrical stations across several Southern states. It brought affordable power and jobs to millions. FDR's Message to Congress Suggesting the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA: The sole water supply of this section … Continue reading Roosevelt Fact
Civilian Conservation Corps Ring (MO 1969.141) Franklin Roosevelt was deeply troubled by high unemployment rates among America’s youth during the Great Depression. Shortly after taking office in 1933, he personally devised the idea for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a program to put young men aged 17-24 —many from urban areas—to work on conservation projects … Continue reading From the Museum
April 6, 1962 "ST. LOUIS...On April 9 the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare will celebrate its 50th year of service to the nation's children. I can remember well the hard work on the part of many women that went into the establishment of this agency. It was the feeling of … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: April 1-7
April 5, 1933: Issues executive order establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps. FDR - having lunch while visiting Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, Co. 350, at Big Meadows, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. L-r: General Malone, Louis Howe, Harold Ickes, Robert Fechner, FDR, Henry Wallace, Rexford Tugwell. August 12, 1933 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 54-499. ********** Did … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: April 1-7
On April 3, 1929, FDR delivered his first radio address as NY governor to report to the people on the legislature's work. This speech was the fore-runner of his later Fireside Chats, and in it he attacked Republicans for not living up to their campaign platform promises. For some excerpts from that radio address: 4-3-1929 Radio Address
Two 1940 All-Star Game Baseballs (MO 1941.12.49.1&2) "Baseball has been called the national pastime and rightly so because it stands for the fair play, clean living and good sportsmanship which are our national heritage. That is why it has such a warm place in our hearts." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, August 5, 1936. As Major League … Continue reading From the Museum
Of all the material you might find in an archive at a Presidential Library, who would have thought you’d find actual material? Stapled to a press release preceding the 1939 Royal Visit by the King and Queen of England are two fabric swatches of wool from gowns to be made for Eleanor Roosevelt and Queen … Continue reading Found in the Archives
"WASHINGTON, Wednesday—Last night's meeting of the National Library for the Blind was quite an inspiring occasion. Miss Helen Keller's efforts for those who are similarly affected and her willingness to give of herself was a very touching sight. She spoke of the few books that were available in Braille when she was in college and … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: March 22-31
March 22, 1933: FDR delivers a message to Congress on unemployment relief and the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps. *********** Did you know..... On March 22, 1933 FDR signed the beer-wine revenue act. This act amended the Volstead Act of 1919, and legalized the sale of wine and beer that contained no more than … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: March 22-31
1933 Repeal of Prohibition Footed Glass Bowl (MO 2009.19.6) During his 1932 presidential campaign, FDR promised to end Prohibition. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1921, prohibited the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors within the United States. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, a constitutional amendment to repeal Prohibition was already making … Continue reading From the Museum
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