[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18575]
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                        ROOSEVELT HISTORY MONTH

  Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of Senate Resolution 
75, a resolution proclaiming October 1996 as ``Roosevelt History 
Month,'' and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration, 
that the resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, and that the 
motion to reconsider be laid on the table, that any statements relating 
thereto appear in the Record at the appropriate place.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 75) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 75

       Whereas January 30, 1995, is the 113th anniversary of the 
     birth of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Hyde Park, 
     New York;
       Whereas almost a half-century after the death of President 
     Roosevelt, his legacy remains central to the public life of 
     the Nation;
       Whereas before becoming President of the United States, 
     Franklin Delano Roosevelt served in the New York State Senate 
     and later was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and 
     in 1928 became Governor of New York;
       Whereas as President of the United States between 1933 and 
     1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt guided the Nation through two 
     of the greatest crises of the twentieth century, the Great 
     Depression and the Second World War, and in so doing, changed 
     the course of American politics;
       Whereas a memorial in stone in the District of Columbia 
     will soon be dedicated to his memory, as authorized by 
     Congress in 1955; and
       Whereas a month commemorating the history of Franklin 
     Delano Roosevelt would complement the dedication of the 
     memorial: Now, therefore, be it
         Resolved, That October, 1996, should be designated 
     ``Roosevelt History Month''. The President is requested to 
     issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United 
     States to observe the month with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities.

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