FDR: “I am convinced that they are anxious to put on their country's uniform…”

On the recordOctober 25, 1943

I am convinced that they are anxious to put on their country's uniform and that they have been kept, often against their will, in their present jobs.

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Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress Defending Federal Employees Against Charges of Draft Dodging

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