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FDR: The earth has been so shrunk by the airplane and the radio that Europe is closer to America today than was one side of…

On the recordSeptember 1, 1940
The earth has been so shrunk by the airplane and the radio that Europe is closer to America today than was one side of these mountains to the other side when the pioneers toiled through the primeval forest.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Address at Dedication of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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