FDR-Enrolled-Founder-1938
{{en|1=Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt purchasing a certificate enrolling him as a 'founder' of the new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Standing around FDR, left to right: Thomas Parran, Jr., U.S. Surgeon General; Keith Morgan, National Chairman of the Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday; Dr. Thomas W. Gosling, National Director of the American Junior Red Cross; Katherine Lenroot, Chief of the United States Children's Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Labor; and George E. Allen, Commissioner of the District of Columbia and Executive Director of the National Campaign. * Joplin Globe, Tuesday, January 18, 1938 (page 2) Washington, Jan. 17 (AP) — President Roosevelt enrolled today as "Founder No. 1" of the new national foundation he organized to combat infantile paralysis … The general public will be asked shortly to help the efforts against infantile paralysis by becoming "founders" in the new national organization. One dollar will be charged for enrollment. Chairman Keith Morgan hopes to enroll 2,000,000 persons.
- Date
- 1938-01-17
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- photograph
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- 4,460 × 3,800 pixels
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