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- ↑ Roosevelt, Franklin D. "The public papers and addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Volume two, The year of crisis, 1933: with a special introduction and explanatory notes by President Roosevelt". p.7. Retrieved on March 12, 2014.
