FDR: “I found that the restoration of banking activity itself was my first…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1934

I found that the restoration of banking activity itself was my first responsibility on assuming office.

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Democratic · New York

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Address to the Bankers' Convention at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.

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FDR: “I found that the restoration of banking activity itself was my first responsibility on assuming office.”