FDR: “Our national income had declined over 50 percent—and, what was worse…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 1936

Our national income had declined over 50 percent—and, what was worse, it showed no prospect of recuperating by itself.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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FDR: “Our national income had declined over 50 percent—and, what was worse, it showed no prospect of recuperating by itself.”