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On the recordAugust 20, 1942
The enemy is constantly at work trying to undermine public confidence in the Government; why should members of that Government help him along by undermining it themselves?
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter to Each Federal Department and Agency on Public Disagreements Between Federal Officials

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