FDR: “On the basis of this simple principle of everybody doing things…”

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On the basis of this simple principle of everybody doing things together, we are starting out on this nationwide attack on unemployment.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt outlines a nationwide initiative to combat unemployment through collective action.

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FDR: “On the basis of this simple principle of everybody doing things together, we are starting out on this nationwide attack…”