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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.

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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
<b>135. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT</b> (1882 - 1945) Thirty-second President of the United States who instituted the "New Deal" programs and who led the United States through most of World War II. Pencilled A.N.S. "<i>F.D.R.</i>" as President on a cover letter to an important and formerly classified 19 page report on U.S. petroleum policy from Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox dated Sept. 4, 1943. Roosevelt, forwarding the copy to Secretary of State Cordell Hull writes at the top right "<i>CH To read & return FDR</i>" The report dealt specifically with the policy regarding the Naval Petroleum Reserve and specifically the possibility that the U.S. may eventually exhaust the present reserves and the need for the Navy to retain control of that oil: "<i>...Some new oil will be discovered but it is not likely to be in such large amount as to affect greatly the present outlook. On the basis of present consumption and known resources it is estimated that our oil supply may be exhausted in about fourteen years...</i>" File and staple holes in top margin, otherwise very good condition.<b>$500-700</b>