FDR: “In that spirit I come to an immediate issue made for us by hard and…”

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In that spirit I come to an immediate issue made for us by hard and inescapable circumstance--the task of putting people to work.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt addresses the urgent need to create jobs in response to pressing economic circumstances.

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FDR: “In that spirit I come to an immediate issue made for us by hard and inescapable circumstance--the task of putting people…”