1940 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 1940 State of the Union Address 1940 01 03 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C.Joint Meetings, Joint Sessions, & Inaugurations US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/Institution/Joint-Sessions/Joint-Sessions/ history.house.gov 21 October 2024 en 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type inline,title State of the Union Address Franklin D. RooseveltJohn Nance GarnerWilliam B. Bankhead Previous 1939 State of the Union Address Next 1941 State of the Union Address The 1940 State of the Union Address was given by the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on Wednesday, January 3, 1940, to both houses of 76th United States Congress. It was given after World War II had begun, but before the fall of France, and about a year before the United States entered the war; He said, "You are well aware that dictatorships--and the philosophy of force that justifies and accompanies dictatorships--have originated in almost every case in the necessity for drastic action to improve internal conditions in places where democratic action for one reason or another has failed to respond to modern needs and modern demands."https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/franklin-d-roosevelt-january-3-1940 State of the Union Address: Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 3, 1940) www.infoplease.com Notably the President mentions the Trade Agreements Act towards the advancement of fair global trade. Additionally the President noted he subscribed to George Washington's policy against "entangling foreign alliances."Annual Message to Congress (1940) https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/state-of-the-union-address-128/ 2025-01-06 Teaching American History en-US See also 1940 United States presidential election References Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Seventh State of the Union Address 1940 State of the Union Address 1939 State of the Union Address 1941 State of the Union Address(Four Freedoms speech) State of the Union addresses 1 1940 Category:Speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt Category:Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt Category:76th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:1940s State of the Union addresses Category:Washington, D.C., in World War II