FDR: “Our nation's program of social and economic reform is therefore a part…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1939

Our nation's program of social and economic reform is therefore a part of defense, as basic as armaments themselves.

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Democratic · New York

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Annual Message to Congress

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FDR: “Our nation's program of social and economic reform is therefore a part of defense, as basic as armaments themselves.”