Franklin D. Roosevelt dedication of Bonneville Dam

Franklin D. Roosevelt dedication of Bonneville Dam [Sound Recording 01] Franklin D. Roosevelt dedication of Bonneville Dam [Transcript]

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SR 23

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Franklin D. Roosevelt dedication of Bonneville Dam

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  • 1937-09-29 (Creation)

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.1 cubic feet; 1 audiocassette (8 min., 21 sec.) + transcript (6 pages)

Name of creator

(1882-1945)

Biographical history

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York, in 1882. He served as governor of New York from 1929 to 1932, and as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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(1895-1947)

Biographical history

Earl Wilcox Snell was born in Olex, Oregon, on July 11, 1895, and completed his education at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland. He served in World War I and entered state politics as a Republican in 1927. After tenures as speaker of the Oregon House and as Oregon secretary of state between 1933 and 1942, Snell was elected governor. He died in an airplane crash on October 29, 1947, during his second term.

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This audio recording consists of a speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 29, 1937, at the opening of the Bonneville Dam. It includes introductory remarks on traffic safety by Oregon Governor Earl Snell. The recording has been edited for radio broadcast and is a condensed version of Roosevelt's speech. A transcript, which was published in The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, includes the full text of his remarks.

In the speech, Roosevelt speaks about the challenges posed by urban growth, including traffic congestion, housing prices, and increased energy consumption. He then talks about the regional benefits of the Bonneville Dam and future dam projects on the Columbia River. He addresses his plan for rural electrification, as well as the arguments of those opposed to the plan. He closes the speech by again describing the benefits of the Bonneville Dam to the region.

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The audio recording for this speech is in copyright. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/.

The transcript for this speech is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/.

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  • English

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Related archival materials

Timberline Lodge dedication speech, by Franklin D. Roosevelt, SR 17, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Publication notes

Transcript published in The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937 (New York City: MacMillan Company, 1941), p. 387.

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Preferred citation: Franklin D. Roosevelt dedication of Bonneville Dam, SR 23, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Collection was titled "Dedication of Bonneville Dam (Radio cut)" prior to 2021.

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Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition.

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Sarah Stroman

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