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1933 American President Herbert Clark Hoover is succeeded by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in reference to the Great Depression, gives his "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself" inauguration speech.
1933 Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions (the 'holiday' ended on March 13).
1940 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, addressing a joint session of Congress, asks for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900 million to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year.
1940 World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with speech from the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
1940 U.S. politics: Democratic Party begins its national convention in Chicago and nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term as president
1940 World War II: Selective Service Act signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt, creating the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a fireside chat to the nation, declares that the United States must become, "...the great arsenal of democracy."
1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet at Argentia, Newfoundland. The Atlantic Charter is created as a result.
1941 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Navy to shoot on sight if any ship or convoy is threatened.
1943 Trident Conference begins in Washington, D.C. with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill taking part.
1943 Quadrant Conference begins in Quebec City. Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King meets with Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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