FDR Initiates Peacetime Draft

FDR Initiates Peacetime Draft

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The transcript describes a historical event where Colonel CR Norris ties blindfolds for Newton D Baker and Henry L Stimson during a draft ceremony. FDR announces the first draft number, 158, marking the start of the peacetime draft. The event evokes anxiety among American male citizens, reminiscent of their fathers' experiences a quarter-century earlier, as the lottery results are displayed and the song 'You're in the Army Now' plays.

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