Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The total public debt will be increased in the current fiscal year by $695,245,000 provided that the balance in the general fund on June 30, 1938, is the same as it was on June 30, 1937.

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Statement Summarizing the 1938 Budget

10/18/1937

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