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FDR: We must now build on the foundations that have already been laid, and supplement the measures now in operation, in order…

On the recordJanuary 5, 1945
We must now build on the foundations that have already been laid, and supplement the measures now in operation, in order to guarantee the production that may be necessary in the critical period that lies ahead.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Radio Address Summarizing the State of the Union Message

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