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FDR: This courage—which was his dominating trait—prompted him more than once to stand alone and to challenge the wisdom of…

On the recordOctober 7, 1944
This courage—which was his dominating trait—prompted him more than once to stand alone and to challenge the wisdom of counsels taken by powerful interests within his own party.
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Democratic · New York

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Statement on the Death of Wendell Willkie

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