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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Address of the President on the occasion of his fifty-second birthday anniversary

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04404 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed document signed Date: 30 January 1934 Pagination: 2 p. ; 35 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Press release expressing thanks for all the birthday celebrations that are planned in his honor. Speech focuses on the problems of children crippled by polio in the United States. Discusses an organization dedicated to helping crippled children called Warm Springs with which he is deeply involved. Asks that people contribute to a fund to expand the facilities at Warm Springs.

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945

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