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On the recordJanuary 13, 1954
To help individuals provide for that security--to reduce both the fear and the incidence of destitution to the minimum--to promote the confidence of every individual in the future--these are proper aims of all levels of government, including the Federal Government.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Special Message to the Congress on Old Age and Survivors Insurance and on Federal Grants-in-Aid for Public Assistance...

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