Name: Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates Social Security
Duration: 98
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act as part of his New Deal efforts to rescue flailing Americans from the devastating effects of the Depression.

Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act as part of his New Deal efforts to rescue flailing Americans from the devastating effects of the Depression.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates Social Security

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