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Eisenhower: “I have seen the smoky fury of our factories--rising to the skies, and proclaiming to the world that 66 million American…”

On the recordOctober 16, 1956
I have seen the smoky fury of our factories--rising to the skies, and proclaiming to the world that 66 million American workers are more prosperous and secure than ever in our history.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Address at a Rally in the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington

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