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Those who have intimated that the President of the United States is trying to drive that team, overlook the simple fact that the President, as Chief Executive, is himself one of the three horses.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Those who have intimated that the President of the United States is trying to drive that team, overlook the simple fact…”
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Roosevelt defends the role of the President within the framework of the three branches of government.
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