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Eisenhower: “It is groundwork that has been laid by this administration in the strong belief that the Federal Government should be…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1954
It is groundwork that has been laid by this administration in the strong belief that the Federal Government should be prepared at all times--ready, at a moment's notice--to use every proper means to sustain the basic prosperity of our people.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Administration's Purposes and Accomplishments.

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