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FDR: Our national concern for the handicapped and the infirm is one of our national characteristics.

On the recordJanuary 29, 1945
Our national concern for the handicapped and the infirm is one of our national characteristics.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Appeal for Support of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

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