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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Mahwenawasigh Chapter) present "
FDR, Presidential Power and the Constitution,” a Constitution Day conversation with J
ohn Q. Barrett, St. John's University School of Law, on Tuesday,
September 17, 2019 at 4:00 p.m., at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This is a free public event but registration is required,
here.
Article II of the United States Constitution takes up just a fraction of the overall document. The Presidential oath of office is comprised of just 35 words. Yet every action a president takes, from appointing government officials to sending American soldiers to war is enabled, or curtailed, by these few words. Most presidents -- including Franklin D. Roosevelt -- have sought to expand their ability to exercise power towards accomplishing the nation's goals. Some have been successful; some have failed. This discussion will focus on FDR's efforts and actions as he sought to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
--Dan Ernst
