On the recordApril 11, 1949
It is a day of sadness for me, because we lost on this day 4 years ago Franklin D. Roosevelt, I think one of the greatest Presidents this country has ever had.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is a day of sadness for me, because we lost on this day 4 years ago Franklin D. Roosevelt, I think one of the greatest Presidents this country has ever had.
Remarks on the Floor of the Senate on the Fourth Anniversary of the Death of President Roosevelt
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