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Franksgiving: When FDR Moved Thanksgiving w/ Adam Conover [Archive Episode]

This Day

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Intro

This chapter delves into Franklin Delano Roosevelt's controversial decision to move Thanksgiving in 1939, aiming to boost the holiday shopping season during economic hardship. It also examines the politicization of the holiday and its broader implications on American values and traditions.

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