FDR: “The Conference should be an inspiration to all the peoples of the…”

On the recordDecember 15, 1936

The Conference should be an inspiration to all the peoples of the Americas and an example to the rest of the world.

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Democratic · New York

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Statement on Return from the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace

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FDR: “The Conference should be an inspiration to all the peoples of the Americas and an example to the rest of the world.”