FDR: “These modern days... closer personal contacts are an essential to the…”

On the recordJune 29, 1938

These modern days... closer personal contacts are an essential to the well-being of nations of the world.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at the Cornerstone Laying of the Federal Building at the New York World's Fair.

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FDR: “These modern days... closer personal contacts are an essential to the well-being of nations of the world.”