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FDR: “Long before inauguration day I became convinced that individual effort and local effort and even disjointed federal…”

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Long before inauguration day I became convinced that individual effort and local effort and even disjointed federal effort had failed and of necessity would fail and, therefore, that a rounded leadership by the federal government had become a necessity both of theory and of fact.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on the necessity of strong federal leadership to address the economic crisis.

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