FDR: “There isn't anyone in this room who knows how to run one of those, and…”

On the recordAugust 22, 1940

There isn't anyone in this room who knows how to run one of those, and there are darned few people in the country.

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FDR: “There isn't anyone in this room who knows how to run one of those, and there are darned few people in the country.”