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FDR: It seems to me it should be our aim and purpose to secure for these 2,900,000 young people the opportunity to share…

On the recordAugust 19, 1935
It seems to me it should be our aim and purpose to secure for these 2,900,000 young people the opportunity to share equally with their fellows the normal blessings of our traditional American life.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Remarks to State Directors of the National Youth Administration

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