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Jesse Isidor Straus: Ambassador to France, The Straus Historical Society, 1935

The New York Times reported on February 26th that Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) would be a popular choice if appointed Ambassador to France. On…

Tags: Ambassador, FDR, France, Jesse Isidor Straus, Straus Family

US Constitution, Presidential Oath of Office, US Capitol, 1787 - Oath

Presidential Oath of Office"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to…

Tags: Elected Office, FDR, Oath, President, United States

Unknown, FDR'S Fireside Chats, National Records and Archives Administration, March 12 1933

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, commonly referred to as “FDR,”who took executive office in early 1933, would become the only president in American…

Tags: FDR, Fireside Chats, Great Depression, Historic, Radio, WWII