FDR: “The goal should be to work these machines twenty-four hours a day and…”

On the recordApril 29, 1941

The goal should be to work these machines twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.

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Democratic · New York

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Letter Requesting Around-the-Clock Defense Production

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FDR: “The goal should be to work these machines twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.”