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img Hiram Johnson (ddr-njpa-1-523)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Amendment to the Neutrality Act Already [...]. (Washington) Domei. […] in the House [...] water down [...] July 11 [...] Senate [...]. Photograph: President Roosevelt [...]."

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doc Letter to the Secretary of War from President Roosevelt (ddr-densho-67-94)

Letter to the Secretary of War from President Roosevelt regarding the formation of all-nisei combat teams. Roosevelt discusses loyalty and Americanism as being "a matter of mind and heart," not about "race or ancestry." Roosevelt views this as a way for Japanese Americans to be included in showing their ultimate loyalty to the U.S.

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Herbert H. Lehman and Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-njpa-1-840)

Caption on the reverse: "A President, a Governor and a Mayor: President Roosevelt, on his first visit to Albany since the Inauguration, riding with Governor Lehman and Mayor John Boyd Thacher. (Times Wide World Photos.)"

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img Alfred M. Landon (ddr-njpa-1-850)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Overseas Photographic News September 26. Two Enemies in the Same Boat. (Des Moines, Iowa) Domei. With the presidential race finally heating up and the campaigns of hard-fighting President Roosevelt and Republican candidate Kansas Governor Alfred Landon in utter opposition, the two met at the drought conference held here on the 4th. …

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doc "A Voice That Must Be Heard" (ddr-densho-156-178)

Extracts from statements regarding Americans of Japanese Ancestry by President Roosevelt, Henry L. Stimson, Joseph C. Grew, J. Edgar Hoover, Paul V. McNutt, and others.

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doc Letter to President Roosevelt from Galen M. Fisher (ddr-densho-67-92)

Letter to President Roosevelt from Galen M. Fisher urging the President to not fire Dillon Myer. He praises Myer's job as the head of the War Relocation Authority and suggests that Myer's removal would "give comfort to the race-baiters."

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doc A Voice that Must be Heard (ddr-densho-171-195)

Extracts from statements, regarding Americans of Japanese Ancestry, by: President Roosevelt, Hon. Henry L. Stimson, Hon. Joseph C. Grew, J. Edgar Hoover, Paul V. McNutt, and others.

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 30 (April 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-389)

Selected article titles: "President Roosevelt Dead. Harry Truman Sworn in as 33rd U.S. President" (p. 1), "Realignment: Relocation Will Handle Property " (p. 1), "Calif.: L.A. WRA Office Gets Autonomy" (p. 2), "WRA to Aid Hostels by Lending Furniture" (p. 5).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 5 No. 65 (April 1933) (ddr-pc-5-1)

Selected article titles: "Recognition From President Roosevelt" (p. 1), "Matsuoka Addresses Japanese Audience" (p. 1), "Argument Opposed to a Japanese Quota" (p. 3), "Beware of Rabbits" (p. 4).

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doc Sara Delano Roosevelt at the Lee Homestead (ddr-njpa-1-1662)

Caption on reverse: "The mother of the President visits the Lee homestead in Virginia: Mrs. James Roosevelt (Centre), with Mrs. Edward Guest Gibson and Mrs. Charles D. Lanier, President of the Lee Memorial at Stratford, the ancestral home of the Lee family. (Dementi.)"

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img Jimmy Doolittle shaking hands with President Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-njpa-1-186)

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. II No. 12 (February 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-167)

Selected article titles: "War Department Message: Complete Text of Lt. Arnold's Talk Given" (p. 1), "Procedure Given for Registration" (p. 1), "To Secretary of War Stimson: Letter from President Roosevelt" (p. 3).

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doc Herbert H. Lehman seated with Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-njpa-1-837)

Caption on reverse: "The President meets his successor as chief executive of New York State: Governor Lehman calls upon Mr. Roosevelt at the summer White house at Hyde Park. (Times Wide World Photos.)"

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img Japanese American greeting Eleanor Roosevelt (ddr-densho-37-789)

Original WRA caption: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Mrs. Yamamoto, former P.T.A. president from San Francisco, and now hear of the Canal Women's Club, presents Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt with a bouquet of flowers.

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img Japanese American meeting Eleanor Roosevelt (ddr-densho-37-605)

Original WRA caption: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Mrs. Yamamoto, former P.T.A. president from San Francisco, and now hear of the Canal Women's Club, presents Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt with a bouquet of flowers.

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doc Letter from William D. Hassett, Secretary to the President, to Mrs. Mary Tsukamoto, May 8, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-36)

Typed correspondence from William Hassett (Secretary to the President) to Mary Tsukamoto thanking her for her letter to President Roosevelt. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00039

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doc Letter to the Secretary of the Interior from President Roosevelt (ddr-densho-67-90)

Letter to the Secretary of the Interior from President Roosevelt regarding resettlement. Roosevelt speculates that the Japanese Americans have become embittered about internment and suggests that they continue the individual resettlement program, which employs Japanese Americans in the war industry and in the armed services. Suggests relocating as many loyal Japanese Americans as possible and turning …

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doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-densho-446-122)

Request for executive action to change status to "friendly alien" based on prior work for U.S. government in order to avoid deportation, to avoid consequences for wife and baby, and to allow Tsai to be considered for employment in the American Consulate in Formosa and Chinese Embassy [final draft]

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doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-densho-446-98)

Appeal to U.S. President to change Tsai's status so he can work for U.S. in the occupation and rehabilitation of Formosa. Tsai is one of two Chinese Formosans in US. [final draft]

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doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-densho-446-123)

Request for executive action to change status to "friendly alien" based on prior work for U.S. government in order to avoid deportation, to avoid consequences for wife and baby, and to allow Tsai to be considered for employment in the American Consulate in Formosa and Chinese Embassy [typed draft]

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img Biographical sketch of Briant H. Wells (ddr-njpa-2-1043)

Title: "Short biographical sketch of Major General Briant H. Wells, U.S. Army, who will command the troops of the Hawaiian Department in the review to be held at Schofield Barracks, T. H. for President Roosevelt July 26, 1934."

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doc Interview with Edward Ennis (ddr-densho-67-97)

Interview with Edward Ennis, U.S. Department of Justice attorney. Ennis recalls his feelings about evacuation, internment and reparations. He also describes the roles and opinions of President Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, General DeWitt, Attorney General Francis Biddle and others.

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doc Memo to President Roosevelt from Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (ddr-densho-67-96)

Memo to President Roosevelt from Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. Ickes expresses concern over the hostile situation that has developed in the camps. He attributes this to the poor way the evacuees have been treated. Ickes also worries that thousands of loyal Japanese have recently turned "angry" and suggests better leadership in the War Relocation …

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img Administrative building with the flag at half mast for President Roosevelt (ddr-csujad-55-1500)

Scrapbook page containing an aerial black and white photograph of the flags at half mast in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 137. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1502

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doc War Relocation Authority administrative notice on payroll allotments for war bonds (ddr-densho-381-19)

Acting Director, Leland Barrows, encourages War Relocation Authority staff to meet payroll allotment goals for war bonds. Included in the notice are copies of letters from H. Morgenthau Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a list of participation numbers.

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