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FDR and the Bonus Army March on Washington — Fexingo History
May 8, 2026 ·
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FDR and the Bonus Army March on Washington — Fexingo History
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In the summer of 1932, thousands of World War I veterans and their families converged on Washington, D.C., demanding early payment of a bonus due in 1945. They called themselves...
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In the summer of 1932, thousands of World War I veterans and their families converged on Washington, D.C., demanding early payment of a bonus due in 1945. They called themselves the Bonus Expeditionary Force. This episode tells the story of their peaceful encampment, the violent expulsion ordered by President Herbert Hoover under General Douglas MacArthur and aided by George Patton and Dwight Eisenhower, and how the Bonus Army's brutal treatment helped propel Franklin D. Roosevelt to the White House. We explore the Bonus Army's shantytown on the Anacostia Flats, the burning of their camps, and the two veterans who died. When FDR took office, he refused to repeat Hoover's mistake, instead offering the veterans jobs in the Civilian Conservation Corps. The episode also touches on the 1936 bonus payment override of FDR's veto, and the GI Bill as a later echo of the Bonus Army's struggle.
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#BonusArmy #BonusExpeditionaryForce #FDR #HerbertHoover #DouglasMacArthur #GeorgePatton #DwightEisenhower #AnacostiaFlats #GreatDepression #WorldWarI #Veterans #CivilianConservationCorps #GIBill #NewDeal #PatmanBill #WalterWaters #History #FexingoHistory #FranklinRoosevelt #WPA
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