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Roosevelt: Words That Inspired

Seventy-five years ago, our nation was in the midst of one of the most dangerous and troubled periods in its history.

In March 1933, about 15 million Americans -- 1 in 4 workers -- were unemployed. Five million American families -- 1 in 7 -- were barely surviving on an inadequate patchwork of private charity and public relief.