FDR: “I place the security of the men, women, and children of the Nation…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 1935

I place the security of the men, women, and children of the Nation first.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Letter from the President's Committee on Economic Security Transmitted to Congress with the Foregoing Message.

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FDR: “I place the security of the men, women, and children of the Nation first.”