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The New Deal
An excerpt from a 1935 pamphlet in which Harry L. Hopkins describes Social Security.

An excerpt from a 1935 pamphlet in which Harry L. Hopkins describes Social Security.

Citation Information
Excerpt from “Toward economic security; a review of President Roosevelt's economic security program,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/0ba5c740bb6c31c93a55d1ecc7064e47.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of University of Michigan via HathiTrust.

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Item 11 of 11 in the Primary Source Set The New Deal

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An excerpt from a 1935 pamphlet of the American Liberty League criticizing the New Deal.
The text of remarks by President Roosevelt discussing the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935.
An excerpt from a 1938 “fireside chat” in which President Roosevelt outlines his economic plan.
A photograph of the Works Progress Administration’s malaria drainage project in Georgia in 1936.
A photograph of the Civil Works Administration’s road construction in Arizona in 1934.
A photograph of the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Theater Project in New York, ca. 1935.
An excerpt from a 1935 pamphlet in which Harry L. Hopkins describes Social Security.

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