Talk:Franklin D. Roosevelt

Edit request on 21 December 2011

The page for Franklin D Roosevelt has a section on the internment of Japanese during World War II, it states that Roosevelt did not imprison Japanese that were US citizens, this is completely false. The section conflicts with your page on Japanese American internment, which states that 110,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese were interned. The beloved FDR imprisoned US citizens in desolate desserts, multiple families sharing tiny shacks, losing most of their belongings and property. This was a horribly shameful act by the government and the president and I believe all Americans should know about it. Mnishi81 (talk) 20:55, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

In fact, the article does not say that -- although what it does say does not appear to be correct either. It says EO 9066 ordered relocation of Issei and Nisei (Nisei were US citizens) -- in fact the order never mentioned any specific ethnic groups -- it designated certain areas as "military zones" which could be evacuated of "any and all" personnel at the discretion of the military. The military used that order as their authority to evacuate ethnic Japanese (regardless of citizenship status), Germans, and Italians from large swaths of land. This is now viewed (appropriately, IMHO) as a blot on our historic reputation, even though it was considered appropriate at the time. The main article on Japanese American internment spells all of this out, so it's not as if WP is trying to conceal anything. That said, inaccuracies in the internment section of this article should be corrected. DoctorJoeE ^{talk to me!} 22:06, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Lede section

I believe expanding the lede section on WWII as FDR the military leader would help. Remember, he intiated the creation of the Atom bomb. He was a good administrator and was an active in making decisions concerning overall strategy of the War. The mention of the imprisonment of Japanese needs to be stated in the lede section. Cmguy777 (talk) 19:43, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

good changes--I tweaked it a bit. The internment of the Japanese was not especially controversial at the time, (large majorities approved in 1942) nor is it controversial in 2012 (large majorities disapprove) so "controversially" has to go. Rjensen (talk) 20:21, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Rjensen. Those are good points of views. That is fine on eliminating the word "controversy" section. Cmguy777 (talk) 21:13, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Separate Presidential article

I know this may seem like a daunting task, but I recommend a separate Roosevelt Presidential article for the following reasons:

• Roosevelt was elected 4 terms and served 3 complete terms in office.
• The Depression and WWII are extensive subject areas during his Presidency.
• Having a separate article on Roosevelt's Presidency would free up space in his main biography article. Freeing up space would inturn help editors to get Roosevelts biography article to GA status and to focus the article on Roosevelt and his accomplishments. Cmguy777 (talk) 21:30, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

we already have a separate article on the New Deal, which should be enough. Stripping too much out to leave this as "FDR-before-1933" makes for a dull article, in my opinion. Rjensen (talk) 02:03, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

I understand that the New Deal covers most of FDR as President. There was a series of Neutrality Acts, The Gold Reserve Act, Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act; Tydings-McDuffy Act that freed the Philippines in ten years; Cuba was released from Platt Amendment by treaty. A Presidency article might put Roosevelt's lengthly Presidency into historical perspective. However, the articles written adequately cover FDR's Presidency. Cmguy777 (talk) 19:26, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

views on race

I think this account In the section on FDR's view on race policy would be better balancdif it linked to the wiki entry on the 1943 Casablanca Conference and FDR's astonishing remarks re Morocco sited there; and picked up with approval by the Nazis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.141.101.192 (talk) 23:15, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Herbert Hoover's "new" book

I know Herbert Hoover died in 1964, but his book "Freedom Betrayed: Herbert Hoover's Secret History of the Second World War and Its Aftermath" was just printed in November 2011. Reportedly, he was about to publish the book when he died. His heirs decided not to publish it, maybe because it was too controversial. I don't know. I'm bringing this book to the attention of the editors of this wiki article in case you were not already aware of it. Much new historical material in the book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.10.114.177 (talk) 04:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Polio

he had polio — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emmyjojo (talk • contribs) 21:17, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, we know. And your point is......?--Green4liberty (talk) 21:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Here's the real point: How do you "know"? What's the evidence for your certainty? And "everyone says so" is not evidence. 71.212.52.164 (talk) 02:17, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 February 2012

Please link the Fala reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fala_(dog)

173.79.104.149 (talk) 18:17, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

N Not done Already linked. Fat&Happy (talk) 19:33, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Franklin Roosevelt

i need a report on franklin roosevelt and how he was a part in world war 2. i need a who what where why when, can you help me i need a paragraph for each one. Please helpp mee(: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.60.43 (talk) 00:44, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

John Spritzler as source

Any objections to using John Spritzler as source: The People As Enemy: The Leaders' Hidden Agenda in World War II? Cmguy777 (talk) 19:39, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

strong objection. I have never seen a RS that take his anarchist/conspiracy theories seriously--his credentials: "John Spritzler holds a Doctor of Science degree in Biostatistics from the Harvard School of Public Health where he is employed as a Research Scientist engaged in AIDS clinical trials." Rjensen (talk) 20:04, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

His book is interesting. Thanks for the input, Rjensen. Cmguy777 (talk) 20:33, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

William D. Pederson as source

Any objections to William D. Pederson A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt as source? Cmguy777 (talk) 20:44, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

that is very solid and up-to-date history. Note the leading publisher. Rjensen (talk) 22:02, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

I wanted to put in the article Pederson's view concerning Japanese Internment. Pederson stated the Japanese Internment was one of the "Roosevelt Administration's more unforturnate decisions." I believe this would add historical analysis to the article. Any objections? Cmguy777 (talk) 01:32, 2 March 2012 (UTC)