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January 6, 1942

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks to Congress, and the American people, for a very special State of the Union address.

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1942 - Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. via Wikimedia Commons.

The Four-Term President

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) gave his ninth State of the Union (SOTU) address to the United States Congress. The patrician was elected for a third time in the fall of 1940 during a campaign that centered on stability and continuity in the face of i…

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