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FDR: “This defense savings program is rather a privilege and an opportunity—an opportunity to share in the defense of all the…”

On the recordApril 29, 1941
This defense savings program is rather a privilege and an opportunity—an opportunity to share in the defense of all the things we cherish against the threat that is made against them.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Radio Address on the President's Purchases of the First Defense Savings Bond and Stamps

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