The Beer and Wine Revenue Act legalized the sale of certain alcoholic beverages after 13 years of Prohibition.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the act into law on this day, March 22, 1933.  Prohibition was officially repealed by the 21st Amendment in late 1933. During his presidency, FDR enjoyed hosting a pre-dinner cocktail hour in the White House.  The President mixed the drinks, and topics related to politics or government were banned from discussion.  Here’s the silver cocktail shaker that FDR used for these occasions. Cheers! -from the Roosevelt Library
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The Beer and Wine Revenue Act legalized the sale of certain alcoholic beverages after 13 years of Prohibition.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the act into law on this day, March 22, 1933.  Prohibition was officially repealed by the 21st Amendment in late 1933.

During his presidency, FDR enjoyed hosting a pre-dinner cocktail hour in the White House.  The President mixed the drinks, and topics related to politics or government were banned from discussion. 

Here’s the silver cocktail shaker that FDR used for these occasions.

Cheers!

-from the Roosevelt Library

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Prohibition Ends!

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, as announced in this proclamation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment of January 16, 1919, ending the increasingly unpopular nationwide prohibition of alcohol.

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Repeal of Prohibition - Elephants and Donkeys Celebrate Over a Barrel of Beer During his 1932 presidential campaign, FDR promised to end Prohibition. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1921, prohibited the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors within the United States. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, a constitutional amendment to repeal Prohibition was already making its way through the state legislatures. Roosevelt acted immediately to ease Prohibition with the Beer-Wine Revenue Act. Passed on March 22, 1933, this act legalized the sale of alcoholic beverages containing no more than 3.2 percent alcohol (this level was declared non-intoxicating). Prohibition was officially repealed by the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933. This large, glass bowl commemorates the end of Prohibition with a series of seven vignettes imprinted in white, including a “G.O.P.” elephant and a “D.E.M.” donkey celebrating over a barrel of beer.  The etched caption reads, “At Last!” -From the Roosevelt Library.  More at Today’s Document.
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Repeal of Prohibition - Elephants and Donkeys Celebrate Over a Barrel of Beer

During his 1932 presidential campaign, FDR promised to end Prohibition. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1921, prohibited the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors within the United States.

When Roosevelt took office in 1933, a constitutional amendment to repeal Prohibition was already making its way through the state legislatures. Roosevelt acted immediately to ease Prohibition with the Beer-Wine Revenue Act. Passed on March 22, 1933, this act legalized the sale of alcoholic beverages containing no more than 3.2 percent alcohol (this level was declared non-intoxicating). Prohibition was officially repealed by the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933.

This large, glass bowl commemorates the end of Prohibition with a series of seven vignettes imprinted in white, including a “G.O.P.” elephant and a “D.E.M.” donkey celebrating over a barrel of beer.  The etched caption reads, “At Last!”

-From the Roosevelt Library.  More at Today’s Document.

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