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FDR: “The people of the United States know more about government today than they did four years ago.”

On the recordOctober 9, 1936
The people of the United States know more about government today than they did four years ago.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Rear-Platform Remarks at Red Oak, Iowa

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