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FDR: “To change a whole nation from a basis of peacetime production of implements of peace to a basis of wartime production of…”

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To change a whole nation from a basis of peacetime production of implements of peace to a basis of wartime production of implements of war is no small task.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges the challenges of transitioning from peacetime to wartime production, emphasizing the complexity of the task.

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