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FDR: As statesman, diplomatist, economist, philosopher and scientist he would have a claim upon the respect of posterity even…

On the recordApril 11, 1938
As statesman, diplomatist, economist, philosopher and scientist he would have a claim upon the respect of posterity even though he had not given us the immortal 'Autobiography.'
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Democratic · New York

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Letter of Tribute to Benjamin Franklin

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