The American people recognize a debt of gratitude to the Foundation and to its founder, the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose personal courage in overcoming the handicap of poliomyelitis stands as a symbol of the fight against this disease.
Citation Presented to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and Accompanying Remarks.
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