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Franklin D. Roosevelt: “The new law allows the twelve Federal Reserve banks to issue additional currency on good assets...”

On the recordMarch 12, 1933
The new law allows the twelve Federal Reserve banks to issue additional currency on good assets...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Editor's note · Context

Describing measures taken to stabilize the banking system.

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