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FDR: It is therefore, good for our safety to develop further and to use the natural resources and the man power of this…

On the recordSeptember 1, 1940
It is therefore, good for our safety to develop further and to use the natural resources and the man power of this region.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Address at Chickamauga Dam Celebration, Near Chattanooga, Tennessee

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