“I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.” - Franklin Roosevelt On this day in 1932, FDR accepted the nomination for President. This campaign was one of the most momentous in American history. In those days, Presidential nominees did not appear at party conventions. FDR defied that tradition, flew to Chicago to accept his nomination, and electrified the delegates with his call for a “New Deal.” #OnThisDay #OnThisDate #FDR | Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State P