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FDR: I want to tell you very, very simply that your national Government is not trying to gain political advantage one way or…

On the recordNovember 14, 1933
I want to tell you very, very simply that your national Government is not trying to gain political advantage one way or the other out of the needs of human beings for relief.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Speech to C.W.A. Conference in Washington

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