How FDR’s ‘Franksgiving’ fiasco nearly spoiled the dedication of Auburn Stadium

In late March, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped briefly in the Loveliest Village of the Plain and gave a speech. He opened by complimenting Auburn’s football tradition and closed by hinting that he may have to pull for the Tigers come fall, presidential neutrality be damned. And in between he talked about how wonderful […]



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