The Importance of Electing Franklin Roosevelt Once Again President of the United States

Item — Box: 151, Folder: 1

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_151_1_0010

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The text is a speech by Helen Gahagan, a candidate for Congress in California, in support of Franklin Roosevelt for re-election as President of the United States. Gahagan emphasizes Roosevelt's record and the efforts he has made to improve living conditions in California. She also highlights his foreign policy decisions, such as the Good Neighbor policy and the naval shipbuilding program, as evidence of his ability to prepare the country for the challenges of the war-torn world. Gahagan expresses her serious attitude towards her candidacy and the re-election of Roosevelt, stating that she believes he is the best President the country has ever had. She concludes by stating that a vote for Roosevelt is a vote for a way of life that she and the American people support.