Title
November 11, 1943- Proclamation 2600: Thanksgiving Day, 1943
Subject
Presidential Proclamation
Description
Speech to encourage food production and conservation. November 1943 is "Food Fights for Freedom" Month
"Our farmers, victory gardeners, and crop volunteers have gathered and stored a heavy harvest in the barns and bins and cellars. Our total food production for the year is the greatest in the annals of our country."
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.
"Our farmers, victory gardeners, and crop volunteers have gathered and stored a heavy harvest in the barns and bins and cellars. Our total food production for the year is the greatest in the annals of our country."
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 American Presidency Project
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=72459&st=&st1=
UCSB: The American Presidency Project
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=72459&st=&st1=
Date
November 11, 1943
Language
English
Original Format
FDR Proclamation