Here is a speech given by Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt, praising the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935. See how this groundbreaking legislation would help the elderly, disabled, and the economy.

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franklin d. roosevelt

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old age pensions, unemployment insurance, frances perkins, new deal, new deal legislation, second new deal, social security act

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