Entry - July 28, 1936

6.00 P.M. I get the next five days off and am going to catch up on some sleep. I slept most of this day but I did manage to get up for my meals.

Robert

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Comments From Chris -

The sleep seems well deserved after everything that has happened in the past few weeks. 

One of the great benefits to the enrollees was a regular meal. Roosevelt is often cited from a speech he gave while at a CCC camp. He said that enrollees were gaining on average 12 pounds. It wasn't just the food either. They were working hard and eating well which resulted healthier men. Much better than the breadlines of the time.

Roosevelt at Shenandoa CCC Camp
(U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) [Public domain]

Breadline in the 1930's
(U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) [Public domain]