Category: Historical Documents

Dwight D. Eisenhower First Inaugural – 1953

Dwight D. Eisenhower First Inaugural January 20, 1953 The Republican Party successfully promoted the candidacy of the popular General of the Army in the 1952 election over the Democratic candidate, Adlai Stevenson. The oath of office was administered by Chief ...

Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech – 1946

Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill, 1946 Known for its famous sentence "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." President McCluer, ladies and gentlemen, and last, but certainly not ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth Inaugural Address – 1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth Inaugural Address Saturday, January 20, 1945 This oath of office, President Franklin Roosevelt's fourth, was conducted without ceremony in deference to the state of war. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Harlan Stone, ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Address to the Nation in Light of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor – 1941

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt's Address to the Nation in Light of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor ("Date Which Will Live in Infamy") December 8, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt was an effective speaker, well known for his so-called ...

Lend-Lease – 1941

Lend-Lease March 11, 1941 This famous law gave President Franklin Roosevelt the authority to aid Great Britain with ships and other war materials in its war with Nazi Germany in 1941. The U.S. did not join the war until December ...

Social Security Act – 1935

The Social Security Act of 1935 INDEX PREAMBLE TITLE I- GRANTS TO STATES FOR OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE AppropriationState Old-Age Assistance PlansPayment to StatesOperation of State PlansAdministrationDefinition TITLE II- FEDERAL OLD-AGE BENEFITS Old-Age Reserve AccountOld-Age Benefit PaymentsPayments Upon DeathPayments to Aged Individuals ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt First Inaugural Address – 1933

Franklin D. Roosevelt First Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1933 The oath of office was delivered by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes on the East Portico of the Capitol Building. This speech is notable in that Roosevelt used it to ...

Balfour Declaration – 1917

The Balfour Declaration November 2, 1917 Dear Lord Rithchild, I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, ...

Declaration Of War – 1917

Text Of The Declaration Of War Against Germany World War I Joint Resolution Passed by the United States Senate and House of Representatives Effective April 6, 1917, at 1:18 p.m WHEREAS, The Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of ...

Regarding a Possible Declaration of War Against Germany – 1917

President Wilson's Address to Congress Regarding a Possible Declaration of War On Germany by President Woodrow Wilson February 3, 1917 In this address, President Wilson said he would wait for an overt act by the German government showing that Germany ...

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