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INTRODUCTORY SPEECH OF SPEAKING CLASS FOR WIVES OF CONGRESS MEMBERS MADE BY FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 11. MRS.FANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY MADE THE OPENING ADDRESS TO MEMBERS OF MRS. HUGH BUTLER'S CLASS IN PLATFORM SPEAKING FOR WIVES OF MEMBERS OF OF CONGRESS. THE CLASS WAS PRESIDED OVER BY MRS. WILLIAM M. WHITTINGTON, WIFE OF THE CONGRESSMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, WHO LAST YEAR TOOK THE ANNUAL SECOND PRIZE FOR BEING THE BEST SPEAKER, AND MRS. ROOSEVELT WAS INTRODUCED BY FIRST PRIZE WINNER, MRS. JOHN J. SPARKMAN, WIFE OF THE CONGRESSMAN FROM ALABAMA, WHO SHOWED THE MOST IMPROVEMENT LAST YEAR. L TO R: MRS. SPARKMAN, MRS. ROOSEVELT, AND MRS. WHITTINGTON

INTRODUCTORY SPEECH OF SPEAKING CLASS FOR WIVES OF CONGRESS MEMBERS MA...

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MRS. ROOSEVELT TELLS WORKERS' CONGRESS THAT UNDERFED CHILDREN GREATER DEBT THAN UNBALANCED BUDGET. STRESSES JOBS FOR YOUTH. WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 7. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ADDRESSED A WORKERS ALLIANCE CONFERENCE, THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK CONGRESS, AND IN A 20-MINUTE ADDRESS, WILDLY CHEERED BY DELEGATES, TOLD THEM: 'THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PILING UP OF DEBTS THAT OUR GRANDCHILDREN MUST PAY. I KNOW OTHER WAYS ALSO IN WHICH WE ARE PILING UP DEBTS THAT OUR GRANDCHILDREN WILL PAY. THESE ARE THE UNDERFED CHILDREN.' SHE SAID THAT PROVIDING JOBS FOR THE NATIONS YOUTH IS ESSENTIAL TO THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT

MRS. ROOSEVELT TELLS WORKERS' CONGRESS THAT UNDERFED CHILDREN GREATER ...

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FIRST LADY AT GENERAL SESSION OF THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 17. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ATTENDED THE GENERAL SESSION OF THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ASSICIATION OF LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. SHOWN: T.O. WALTON, OF TEXAS, CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; J. A. BURRUSS, OF VIRGINIA, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION; MRS. ROOSEVELT; AND SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE HENRY WALLACE

FIRST LADY AT GENERAL SESSION OF THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF ...

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FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NEW SERIES OF RADIO TALKS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 30. IN THE FIRST BROADCAST OPENING HER NEW SERIES OF TWICE-WEEKLY INFORMAL RADIO TALKS FOR A COMMERCIAL SPONSOR, MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY SAID HER DESIRE TO ESCAPE A 'FEATHER-BED KIND OF EXISTENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE' WAS ONE OF HER REASONS FOR MAKING EXTENSIVE TRIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY

FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NEW SERIES OF RADIO TALKS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APR...

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FIRST LADY VISITS INFANTILE PARALYSIS VICTIMS. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 25. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY VISITED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HERE TO VISIT YOUNG VICTIMS OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS WHO HOPE TO BE AIDED BY FUNDS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL RECEIPTS. HERE SHE IS WITH BETTY BAGWELL AND JERRY FARRELL

FIRST LADY VISITS INFANTILE PARALYSIS VICTIMS. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUAR...

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MRS. ROOSEVELT BUYS FIRST TICKET TO PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 16. LAUNCHING A DRIVE FOR THE SALE OF TICKETS TO THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL SCHEDULED FOR JAN. 30, MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY BOUGHT TICKET NO. 1 FROM WJSV ANNOUNCER A.D.-JESS- WILLARD AND MADE A SHORT BROADCAST APPEALING FOR SUPPORT OF THE FUNCTION, FUNDS FROM WHICH WILL GO TO RELIEVE SUFFERING FROM INFANTILE PARALYSIS. WILLARD IS GENERAL MANAGER OF RADIO STATION WJSV, CENTRAL TICKET AGENCY FOR THE SALE OF TICKETS

MRS. ROOSEVELT BUYS FIRST TICKET TO PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL. WASHING...

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FIRST LADY ADDRESSES EDUCATION CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 24. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ADDRESSED THE CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATION OF BLIND, DEAF, AND SOCIALLY-MALADJUSTED BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH OPENED THIS MORNING IN THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. THE FIRST LADY HAS SHOWN MUCH INTEREST IN THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED AND SOCIALLY-MALADJUSTED CHILDREN. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE ...U.S. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION JOHN W. STUDEBAKER, AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF INTERIOR OSCAR L. CHAPMAN

FIRST LADY ADDRESSES EDUCATION CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 24. MR...

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FIRST LADY MAKES FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FUND. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY MADE THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO A FUND NOW BEING COLLECTED TO SEND TRACK, SWIMMING, AND FIELD TEAMS TO FINLAND FOR THE OLYMPICS. L TO R: MRS. ROOSEVELT; DEE BOECKMANN, NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD COMMITTEE; HJALMAR PROCOPE, FINLAND MINISTER; AND LUCILLE BRACKETT, D.C. SWIMMER

FIRST LADY MAKES FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FUND. WASHINGTO...

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FIRST LADY VISITS CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 19. IN THE INTEREST OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS TO BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THIS MONTH, MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY VISITED THE LANGDON SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, IN THE CAPITAL.THE SCHOOL TEACHES THE CHILDREN, MANY OF THEM CRIPPLED FROM INFANTILE PARALYSIS, MANY USEFUL ARTS. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS SHOWN GREETING LITTLE LESTER ALLISON (ON TABLE) WHILE ARDEN GREEN, A BLIND YOUNGSTER, LOOKS ON

FIRST LADY VISITS CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY...

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PRESIDENT HEADS NATION IN HONORING GREAT EMANCIPATOR AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 12. PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY LED THE NATION IN HONORING THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON HIS BIRTHDAY BY CARRYING A WREATH TO THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL WHERE IT WAS PLACED AT THE FEET OF DANIEL C. FRENCH'S HEROIC STATUE OF LINCOLN. L TO R, AS THE WHITE HOUSE GROUP ARRIVED AT THE MEMORIAL: MRS. DAVID GUY, AUNT OF MRS. ROOSEVELT AND WIFE OF THE NEWLY NOMINATED MINISTER TO IRELAND; MRS. ROOSEVELT; THE PRESIDENT; BRIG. GEN. EDWIN M. WATSON, PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY; COL. L.C. CRAWFORD, U.S.N. RETIRED; AND CAPT. DANIEL J. CALLAGHAN, NAVAL AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT WHO LAID THE WREATH FOR THE PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT HEADS NATION IN HONORING GREAT EMANCIPATOR AT LINCOLN MEMORI...

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FIRST LADY CHRISTENS YANKEE CLIPPER. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 3. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY SMASHED A BOTTLE OF WATER FROM THE SEVEN SEAS ON THE BOW OF THE YANKEE CLIPPER, CHRISTENING THE 40-TON, 74 PASSENGER FLYING BOAT WHICH WILL INAUGURATE TRANSATLANTIC AIR PASSENGER SERVICE. THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION HERE

FIRST LADY CHRISTENS YANKEE CLIPPER. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 3. MRS. RO...

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MRS. ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES WIVES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON HOW TO AID HUSBAND'S CAMPAIGNS. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 11. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY, ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF MRS. HUGH BUTLER'S CLASS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING OF WIVES OF MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, PASSED ON SEVERAL TIPS ON HOW THE LADIES COULD AID THEIR HUSBANDS' ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. CLASS MEMBERS ARE WIVES OF BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

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MRS. ROOSEVELT FIRST PRESIDENT'S WIFE TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 9. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT'S WIFE TO TESTIFY BEFORE A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE. SHE APPEARED BEFORE A HOUSE DISTRICT SUBCOMMITTEE TO TESTIFY CONCERNING CONDITIONS IN THE THREE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WELFARE INSTITUTIONS, THE BLUE PLAINS HOME FOR AGED, THE CHILDREN'S RECEIVING HOME, AND THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL FOR BOYS. A SHORT TIME AGO MRS. ROOSEVELT CONDEMNED CONDITIONS IN THESE INSTITUTIONS AFTER VISITING THEM

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ROOSEVELT AT WASHINGTON'S TOMB. PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ARRANGED ONE SIMPLE CEREMONY AS HIS PART IN COMMEMORATING THE 203RD ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S. THE PRESIDENT LOOKS ON WHILE COL. EDWIN WATSON, AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT, PLACES WREATH ON FIRST PRESIDENT'S TOMB

ROOSEVELT AT WASHINGTON'S TOMB. PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ...

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FIRST LADY CHRISTENS YANKEE CLIPPER. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 3. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY SMASHED A BOTTLE OF WATER FROM THE SEVEN SEAS ON THE BOW OF THE YANKEE CLIPPER, CHRISTENING THE 40-TON, 74 PASSENGER FLYING BOAT WHICH WILL INAUGURATE TRANSATLANTIC AIR PASSENGER SERVICE. THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION HERE

FIRST LADY CHRISTENS YANKEE CLIPPER. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 3. MRS. RO...

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Official Washington observes anniversary of president's inauguration. Washington, D.C., March 4. President Franklin D. Roosevelt today observed the beginning of his eighth year in the White House by attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church. Pictured here are Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and Mrs. Wallace, who were among the many notables in attendance

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Official Washington observes anniversary of president's inauguration. Washington, D.C., March 4. President Franklin D. Roosevelt today observed the beginning of his eighth year in the White House by attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church. Pictured here are Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and Mrs. Wallace, who were among the many notables in attendance

Official Washington observes anniversary of president's inauguration. ...

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FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NEW SERIES OF RADIO TALKS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 30. IN THE FIRST BROADCAST OPENING HER NEW SERIES OF TWICE-WEEKLY INFORMAL RADIO TALKS FOR A COMMERCIAL SPONSOR, MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY SAID HER DESIRE TO ESCAPE A 'FEATHER-BED KIND OF EXISTENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE' WAS ONE OF HER REASONS FOR MAKING EXTENSIVE TRIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY

FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NEW SERIES OF RADIO TALKS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APR...

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