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The president for 1942 was president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York on January 30,1882. He entered politics in 1910 and he was elected to the New York state senate as a Democrat. The World War II was a declaration of the United nation, it was signed by leaders of 26 nation. That was in January 1, 1942. Germany also holds the Wannsee conference in Berlin to a final solution for the Jews. That event happened in January 20, 1942. There was no televisions in 1942. They did have radios, and the radio show was about the WWII back to the home front with WWII old time radio shows. During World War II, America had a reason to be proud of fighting men and the radio did all. It showed people back home to the fine job

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