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FDR: I recommend legislation at the present session, declaring it to be the policy of the United States to increase the…

On the recordMay 21, 1934
I recommend legislation at the present session, declaring it to be the policy of the United States to increase the amount of silver in our monetary stocks with the ultimate objective of having and maintaining one-fourth of their monetary value in silver and three-fourths in gold.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Silver Policy

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