FDR: “And yet today we are building airplanes at the rate of one hundred…”

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And yet today we are building airplanes at the rate of one hundred thousand a year.

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Roosevelt highlights the successful achievement of his ambitious airplane production goals.

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FDR: “And yet today we are building airplanes at the rate of one hundred thousand a year.”