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Annual Budget Message to the Congress, Fiscal Year 1931

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Jun 4, 1932

And bank failures which amounted to nearly 100 a week when the Corporation began are now down to about the casualties of normal times.

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Jun 4, 1932

The review of the work of the Corporation showed that in the 14 weeks of its life loans of about $500 million were authorized to something like 4,000 banks, agricultural credit corporations, life insurance companies, and other financial…

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Jun 17, 1932

I have informed Republican leaders that except for a few major addresses expounding policies of the administration I will not take part in the forthcoming campaign as my undivided attention must be given to the duties of my office.

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Jun 5, 1932

The willingness of our people to accept this added burden in these times in order impregnably to establish the credit of the Federal Government is a great tribute to their wisdom and courage.

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