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Presidential Proclamation 2065 Announcing the Repeal of Prohibition

Franklin Delano Roosevelt · 5 December 1933

FDR's 1933 proclamation announcing the end of national Prohibition after the 21st Amendment was ratified.

FDR signed this proclamation, formally ending national Prohibition early in his presidency.

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Scanned typed page titled 'Date of Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment', a proclamation by the President of the United States with a joint resolution text proposing repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Black-and-white document with a binding hole at left.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presidential Proclamation 2065, 5 December 1933. National Archives and Records Administration.

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What it is

This is Presidential Proclamation 2065, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 5, 1933. It announces the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, which had established Prohibition, following the joint resolution passed by Congress. The document is held by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Why it matters

The proclamation marked the official end of national Prohibition in the United States, a major social and political policy shift during Roosevelt's first year in office. It shows the President's role in formally enacting constitutional changes approved by Congress and the states.

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  • Why would a president need to issue a formal proclamation after an amendment is ratified?
  • What does the legal, formal language of the document tell you about its purpose?
  • What might this document not tell you about how Americans felt about Prohibition ending?

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