FDR: “It is a privilege for this reason: During three months in the year…”

On the recordApril 23, 1934

It is a privilege for this reason: During three months in the year 1920 I think I spent eighty-nine out of ninety-two days on a sleeping car.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Remarks at the Subsistence Homes Exhibition

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FDR: “It is a privilege for this reason: During three months in the year 1920 I think I spent eighty-nine out of ninety-two…”