FDR: “It was my firm intention to turn over the responsibilities of…”

On the recordJuly 18, 1940

It was my firm intention to turn over the responsibilities of Government to other hands at the end of my term.

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Democratic · New York

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Radio Address to the Democratic National Convention Accepting the Nomination

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