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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the military draft Black-and-white illustration of young Russian men drawing lots for conscription, with officials overseeing the process and anxious families watching from the foreground. Blindfolded Secretary Baker draws a WWI draft number from a glass bowl on June 27, 1918, flanked by Charles H. Morrow and Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder. American anti-war demonstrators march on 42nd Street in New York City holding signs protesting conscription, including large placards reading NO Conscription, circa 1941.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the military draft
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt watching while the blindfolded secretary of war,...
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Russian men drawing lots
Russian men drawing lots to decide who in their district will be conscripted to serve...
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World War II; draft
U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, blindfolded, drawing the first number in the...
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Draft protest
Demonstrators in New York City protesting against peacetime conscription prior to...
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F.L. Mutter, veteran of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, remembering the...
Robert Healey, veteran of the 149th Combat Engineers, remembering the draft board...