FDR: “I would hate to say how long ago—thirty-some years ago, in the Senate…”

On the recordOctober 20, 1944

I would hate to say how long ago—thirty-some years ago, in the Senate of the State of New York.

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Remarks at a Businessmen's Rally for Senator Wagner. Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

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FDR: “I would hate to say how long ago—thirty-some years ago, in the Senate of the State of New York.”