FDR: “I would tell you that the task before us today is as compelling as any…”

On the recordOctober 15, 1940

I would tell you that the task before us today is as compelling as any that ever confronted our people.

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Democratic · New York

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Message to Selective Service Registrants

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FDR: “I would tell you that the task before us today is as compelling as any that ever confronted our people.”