Supreme Court Outlaws National Recovery Administration Act
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The decision is a tremendous setback for President Roosevelt's New Deal. The Court rules that Congress has exceeded its Constitutional rights by delegating too much law-making power to the President. Administration aides gather to save the program, and labour leaders urge preservation of the gains made by workers and industrialists.
1938 Headlines: Politics
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Republican gains in 1938 elections are a set-back for President Roosevelt's New Deal. He fails to gain hoped-for Senate seats, and in New York Govenor Lehman barely wins over "Racket Buster" Thomas E. Dewey.
Roosevelt Champions Democracy
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The President points out that democracy has failed in countries with weak, ineffectual government.
Roosevelt Promises No War
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The President reiterates America's policy of avoiding entangling alliances.
Governor Roosevelt Visits State Fair
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New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt is hailed by crowds as he takes part in annual festivities.
Dramatic Highlights In 1932 News: Politics
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New York's Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt conducts an incredibly gruelling "whistle-stop" campaign for the US Presidency.
Reagan Wins California Primary
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In his first political contest, 55-year-old actor Ronald Reagan pulls landslide votes in the GOP primary, as does Democrat Edmund Brown, the guberbatorial incumbent. The Reagan win makes him a possible 1968 Republican Presidential candidate.
President Roosevelt Addresses Congress
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The Chief Executive makes his State of the Nation speech, reviewing accomplishments and plans of his administration and expressing high hopes for the continuation of national recovery.
Roosevelt Gives Message To Congress
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In his "State of the Nation" speech, the President voices concerns over aggressive actions of nations abroad, and reiterates his administration's dedication to solving the unemployment problem at home.
