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FDR: Special interests are constantly attempting to thwart the program which Congress has set up for the Tennessee Valley.

On the recordMarch 15, 1935
Special interests are constantly attempting to thwart the program which Congress has set up for the Tennessee Valley.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Letter Denying that the T.V.A. Lures Northern Industry to the South.

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