FDR: “I call the attention of Congress to the fact that by helping our…”

On the recordJuly 21, 1940

I call the attention of Congress to the fact that by helping our neighbors· we shall be helping ourselves.

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Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Assistance for Other American Republics in Marketing Surplus Products

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