On the recordJune 1, 1941
No steam plants can provide the large blocks of low-cost electric energy required for certain essential defense industries.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “No steam plants can provide the large blocks of low-cost electric energy required for certain essential defense…”
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Message to Congress on the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
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