The Presidency
President Franklin Roosevelt and the United Nations
2016-01-17T19:59:33-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODg2XC8yMDE2MDExNzIwNDE1MTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, a panel of experts discussed President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s original vision and compared it to the present status of the U.N. The U.N. was proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 as a peacekeeping mechanism for nations during wartime. The U.N. was not ratified until after his death in 1945. 51 Member States signed the original charter. Now, it consists of 193 Member States spread throughout the world.
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, a panel of experts discussed President Franklin D.…
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In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, a panel of experts discussed President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s original vision and compared it to the present status of the U.N. The U.N. was proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 as a peacekeeping mechanism for nations during wartime. The U.N. was not ratified until after his death in 1945. 51 Member States signed the original charter. Now, it consists of 193 Member States spread throughout the world. close
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, a panel of experts discussed President Franklin D.… read more
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, a panel of experts discussed President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s original vision and compared it to the present status of the U.N. The U.N. was proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 as a peacekeeping mechanism for nations during wartime. The U.N. was not ratified until after his death in 1945. 51 Member States signed the original charter. Now, it consists of 193 Member States spread throughout the world. close
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