FDR: “It will consider in the broad sense the defense of the north half of…”

On the recordAugust 17, 1940

It will consider in the broad sense the defense of the north half of the Western Hemisphere.

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Democratic · New York

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Statement on a Joint Board for Defense of Canada and the United States

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FDR: “It will consider in the broad sense the defense of the north half of the Western Hemisphere.”