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Eisenhower: “The American people recognize a debt of gratitude to the Foundation and to its founder, the late President Franklin D.…”

On the recordApril 21, 1955
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.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Citation Presented to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and Accompanying Remarks.

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