FDR: “That is why I am asking the employers of the nation to sign this…”

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That is why I am asking the employers of the nation to sign this common covenant with me--to sign it in the name of patriotism and humanity.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt calls on employers to join him in a patriotic commitment to support the nation's recovery efforts.

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