Title
November 1, 1943- Message to Congress on the Food Program
Subject
FDR Message to Congress
Description
Importance of food to the war effort. Outlines the food plan/ program for 1944.
"Much credit is also due to the patriotic men and women who spent so much time and energy in planting twenty million victory gardens in the United States, and helped to meet the food requirements. It is estimated that about eight million tons of food were produced in 1943 in these victory gardens."
In his speeches, FDR constantly emphasized the importance that food supply played in helping the war effort. It was an easy for for any home front citizen to do their part by growing their own food.
"Much credit is also due to the patriotic men and women who spent so much time and energy in planting twenty million victory gardens in the United States, and helped to meet the food requirements. It is estimated that about eight million tons of food were produced in 1943 in these victory gardens."
In his speeches, FDR constantly emphasized the importance that food supply played in helping the war effort. It was an easy for for any home front citizen to do their part by growing their own food.
Creator
Franklin Roosevelt
Source
Gerhard Peters & John T. Woolley
UCSB: The Presidency Project
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=16337&st=&st1=
UCSB: The Presidency Project
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=16337&st=&st1=
Date
November 1, 1943
Language
English
Original Format
FDR Message to Congress