FDR: “This highway will last, not for generations, but for centuries to…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 1935

This highway will last, not for generations, but for centuries to come.

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Democratic · New York

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Remarks at the Dedication of the White Face Memorial Highway, Lake Placid, N.Y.

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FDR: “This highway will last, not for generations, but for centuries to come.”