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Annual Message to Congress (State of the Union), 1940

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his annual message to Congress, addressing the domestic economy, national defense needs, and the growing international crisis in Europe while urging measured preparedness.

Annual Message to Congress (State of the Union), 1940

The message signaled Roosevelt's push for increased defense readiness and helped set the policy framework for subsequent defense appropriations and support measures as World War II expanded in Europe.

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