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FDR: Hardly had the hurricane subsided when all the forces of government, assisting and cooperating with private agencies…

On the recordOctober 13, 1938
Hardly had the hurricane subsided when all the forces of government, assisting and cooperating with private agencies, were rushed to the aid of the injured, the sick and the homeless.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Radio Address for the Mobilization for Human Needs

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