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Eisenhower: “I am convinced that the great majority of our able-bodied older citizens are happier and better off when they continue…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 1954
I am convinced that the great majority of our able-bodied older citizens are happier and better off when they continue in some productive work after reaching retirement age.
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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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