1938 State of the Union Address

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1938 State of the Union Address
Date	January 3, 1938 (1938-01-03)
Venue	House Chamber, United States Capitol
Location	Washington, D.C. ^[1]
Coordinates	38°53′23″N77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889
Type	State of the Union Address
Participants	Franklin D. Roosevelt John Nance Garner
Previous	1937 State of the Union Address
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The 1938 State of the Union Address was given on Monday, January 3, 1938, by the 32nd United States president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. He stated,

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In spite of the determination of this Nation for peace, it has become clear that acts and policies of nations in other parts of the world have far-reaching effects not only upon their immediate neighbors but also on us.^[2]
But in a world of high tension and disorder, in a world where stable civilization is actually threatened, it becomes the responsibility of each nation which strives for peace at home and peace with and among others to be strong enough to assure the observance of those fundamentals of peaceful solution of conflicts which are the only ultimate basis for orderly existence.

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1938 State of the Union Address

↑ "Joint Meetings, Joint Sessions, & Inaugurations | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
↑ "State of the Union Address: Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 3, 1938)". www.infoplease.com.

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Presidents William Henry Harrison (1841) and James Garfield (1881) died in office before delivering a State of the Union

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