On April 21, 1938, President Roosevelt addressed 4,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR had recently, via resolutions, condemned most of his major policies. He reminded them that he and they were all descendants of immigrants.  “Remember always that you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists…We look for a younger generation that is going to be more American than we are. We are doing the best that we can and yet we can do better than that, we can do more than that, by inculcating in the boys and girls of this country today some of the underlying fundamentals, the reasons that brought our immigrant ancestors to this country, the reasons that impelled our Revolutionary ancestors to throw off a fascist yoke.” To read his full remarks to the DAR, visit The American Presidency Project.