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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945) [President Roosevelt's Address to the nation, Washington, D.C., 1941]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09694 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 11 September 1941 Pagination: 8 p. ; 23.2 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

One address entitled, "President Roosevelt's Address to the Nation," dated Thursday, September 11, 1941 originally delivered over broadcast. Front cover of document contains a long quote related to the Nazi Party in Germany. In this passage, Roosevelt compares them to rattlesnakes and calls for defense against them.

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945

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