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I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Age: 63 †
Born: 1882
Born: January 30
Died: 1945
Died: April 12
32Nd U.S. President
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This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.
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