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FDR: American business is meeting the challenge of war and meeting it in a way that brings comfort to our people, and fear to…

On the recordApril 25, 1943
American business is meeting the challenge of war and meeting it in a way that brings comfort to our people, and fear to our enemies.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Greeting to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.

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